Where does “leșie” come from?

leșie (Romanian) comes from Latin lixīva, from Latin lixīvus, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

leșie (Romanian): lye, alkaline solution

Definitions

  1. lye, alkaline solution

Ancestry of “leșie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlixīvalye, alkalized water
2Latinlixīvusmade into lye
3Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
4Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “leșie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →