Where does “lew” come from?

lew (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

lew (Zazaki): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “lew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb-