Where does “looõ” come from?

looõ (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic loodeh, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

looõ (Votic): northwest

Definitions

  1. northwest

Ancestry of “looõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicloodehnorthwest-west
2Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →