Where does “лава” come from?
лава (Ukrainian) comes from Polish ława, from Italian lava, from Neapolitan lava, from Latin lābēs, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
лава (Ukrainian): bench
Definitions
- bench
Ancestry of “лава”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ława | Augmentative of ławka; coffee table |
| 2 | Italian | lava | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Neapolitan | lava | a torrent of rain which washed the streets |
| 4 | Latin | lābēs | fall, collapse |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |