Where does “loajă” come from?

loajă (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian laž, from Proto-Slavic lъžь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lewgʰ- — to announce, tell publicly.

loajă (Romanian): lie; deception

Definitions

  1. lie; deception

Ancestry of “loajă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlažlie, untruth, falsity, fib
2Proto-Slaviclъžьlie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lewgʰ-to announce, tell publicly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lъžь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian laž →