Where does “labakara” come from?

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

labakara (Tagalog): washcloth; small face towel

Definitions

  1. washcloth; small face towel

Ancestry of “labakara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlavacarawashbasin
2Spanishlavarto wash; to wipe, clear
3Latinlavōto wash, bathe
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →
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