Where does “lejía” come from?

lejía (Spanish) comes from Latin lixīva, from Latin lixīvus, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

lejía (Spanish): lye

Definitions

  1. lye

Ancestry of “lejía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlixīvalye, alkalized water
2Latinlixīvusmade into lye
3Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
4Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “lejía

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ-Every word from Latin *lixusEvery word from Latin lixa