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Where does “łȧjp” come from?

łȧjp (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German līb, from Proto-West Germanic līb, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

łȧjp (Vilamovian): the body; the trunk, torso; the belly, abdomen

Definitions

  1. the body; the trunk, torso; the belly, abdomen

Ancestry of “łȧjp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlīb—
2Proto-West Germaniclībbody; life
3Proto-Germaniclībąbody; life
4Proto-Germaniclībanąto remain, to be left
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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