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Where does “labbru” come from?

labbru (Sicilian) comes from Latin lābrum, from Latin lavābrum, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

labbru (Sicilian): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “labbru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlābrum—
2Latinlavābrum—
3Latinlavō—
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →