Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/lewh₃-

See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/lewH-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*lewh₃-

1. to wash

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewh₃-‎ (14 c, 0 e)

• *léwh₃-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Albanian:
    • Albanian: laj
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: λούω (loúō), λοέω (loéō), λόω (lóō) (see there for further descendants)
• *(le-)lówh₃-ti (reduplicated o-grade present)
  • Proto-Italic: *lawāō (see there for further descendants)
• *lówh₃-tro-m, *léwh₃-tro-m
• Unsorted formations:
  • Old Armenian: լոգանամ (loganam) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *laugō (see there for further descendants)
  • >? Old Armenian: լուանամ (luanam) (or < *plew-) (see there for further descendants)