Where does “Луара” come from?
Луара (Russian) comes from French Loire, from Latin liger, from Gaulish liga, from Proto-Celtic legyā, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
Ancestry of “Луара”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Loire | — |
| 2 | Latin | liger | first-person singular present passive subjunctive... |
| 3 | Gaulish | liga | silt, sediment, deposit, alluvium |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | legyā | layer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |