Where does “labandera” come from?

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

labandera (Tagalog): a laundrywoman; a washerwoman

Definitions

  1. a laundrywoman; a washerwoman

Ancestry of “labandera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlavanderalavender seller; laundrywoman; wagtail
2Latinlavōto wash, bathe
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →
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