Where does “laileng” come from?

laileng (Zou) comes from Proto-Indo-European leng-, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

laileng (Zou): kite

Definitions

  1. kite

Ancestry of “laileng”, step by step

laileng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European leng-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleng-to swing, to flap
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Zou lȁi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoulȁipaper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leng- →