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Where does “Leymus” come from?

Leymus (Translingual) comes from Translingual Elymus, from Ancient Greek ἔλυμος, from Ancient Greek εἰλύω, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “Leymus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualElymus—
2Ancient Greekἔλυμοςmillet; kind of Phrygian pipe made of boxwood
3Ancient Greekεἰλύωto wrap, enfold, cover; to crawl, wriggle
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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