Where does “lavaje” come from?

lavaje (Spanish) comes from Spanish lavar, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavaje (Spanish): washing (especially of wool)

Definitions

  1. washing (especially of wool)

Ancestry of “lavaje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlavarto wash; to wipe, clear
2Latinlavōto wash, bathe
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →