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Where does “лу̀ес” come from?

лу̀ес (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin luēs, from Latin luō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “лу̀ес”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluēs—
2Latinluō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “лу̀ес”

  • луетичан
  • луетичар
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →