Where does βlavβ come from?
lav (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic lΡvΡ, from Gothic π»π°πΉπ
π°, from Proto-Germanic lewΓ΄, from Proto-Germanic -Γ΄, from Proto-Indo-European -Ε β Derives nouns from roots.
lav (Serbo-Croatian): lion; Leo
Ancestry of βlavβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lΡvΡ | lion |
| 2 | Gothic | π»π°πΉπ
π° | β |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lewΓ΄ | scythe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -Γ΄ | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -Ε | Derives nouns from roots |