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

Definitions

  1. sandpaper

Ancestry of “lija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlijo
2Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
3Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “lija

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