Where does “lija” come from?
lija (Spanish) comes from Spanish lijo, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.
lija (Spanish): sandpaper
Ancestry of “lija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lijo | |
| 2 | Latin | lixa | lye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant |
| 3 | Latin | *lixus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wleykʷ- | moist, to wet |
Words derived from “lija”