Where does “lehiya” come from?

lehiya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish lejía, from Latin lixīva, from Latin lixīvus, from Latin lixa, from Latin *lixus, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

lehiya (Tagalog): lye; lixivium

Definitions

  1. lye; lixivium

Ancestry of “lehiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlejíalye
2Latinlixīvalye, alkalized water
3Latinlixīvusmade into lye
4Latinlixalye; water; sutler, camp follower, attendant
5Latin*lixusnow the Loukkos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Latin *lixus →Every word from Latin lixa →