Where does “labid” come from?

labid (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic lapida, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

labid (Veps): shovel, spade

Definitions

  1. shovel, spade

Ancestry of “labid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclapidashovel; spade
2Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapida →