Where does “lei” come from?
lei (Sardinian) comes from Spanish ley, from Old Spanish ley, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lei (Sardinian): law
Ancestry of “lei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | ley | law; religion, credence, worship of a god |
| 2 | Old Spanish | ley | — |
| 3 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |