Where does “lasu” come from?

lasu (Yosondúa Mixtec) comes from Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin laceum, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

lasu (Yosondúa Mixtec): braid

Definitions

  1. braid

Ancestry of “lasu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlazobow; ribbon; lasso
2Vulgar Latinlaceum—
3Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
4Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare
Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceum →
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