Where does “mwilo” come from?

mwilo (Swahili) comes from English Willow, from Middle English wilwe, from Old English weliġ, from Proto-West Germanic wilig, from Proto-Germanic wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European weliḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

mwilo (Swahili): willow

Definitions

  1. willow

Ancestry of “mwilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWillowof modern usage
2Middle Englishwilwewillow
3Old Englishweliġwell-to-do, prosperous, rich; willow
4Proto-West Germanicwiligwillow
5Proto-Germanicwiligaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweliḱ-willow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →