*l-w- “flow, wash, shine”
PMA lavana “seawater, brine, salt, Lavana Sea” Sanskrit PMA roma “water” Sanskrit, also lota “tear (from eye)” Sanskrit IENH 580: *l[a|ë]w- “to shine” Proto-Nostratic > *l(e|o)w-k[h]- “to shine, to be bright” Proto-IndoEuropean *l[a|ë]w- “to shine, to gleam, to glitter” Proto-AfroAsiatic IENH 581 (possibly derived from 580): *l[a|ë]w-aH- “to wash, to clean” Proto-Nostratic > *l[e|o]wHh- “to wash” Proto-IndoEuropean luh “to wash, to clean” Sumerian luh (-luh) “to be washed, cleaned” Sumerian IENH 582: *l[a|ë]H- “to make flow, to pour, to moisten, to wet” Proto-Nostratic > *l[e|a]Hh- “to pour out (liquids)” *l[a|ë]Hh-w- extended form {TP: or metathesis of 581} Proto-IndoEuropean *l[a|ë]H- “to make flow, to pour, to moisten, to wet” Proto-AfroAsiatic làh “to wash, to clean” Sumerian làh “laundry, wash” Sumerian SIG, IESSG, VISW *l-H- pre-IndoEuropean-Semitic *la:- “lick, lap, absorb, wash” Proto-IndoEuropean reduced *la- extended *l-H-k- pre-IndoEuropean-Semitic *la:kh- Proto-IndoEuropean or extended *l-H-g- pre-IndoEuropean-Semitic *la:k- Proto-IndoEuropean loc^ã “lick, lap, absorb, wash” Old Church Slavonian loka-ti inf. Old Church Slavonian làk-ti “slurp” Lithuanian làkt “slurp” Latvian extended with -p- *l-H-p- pre-IndoEuropean-Semitic *la:ph- Proto-IndoEuropean lap`em “lick, lap, absorb, wash” Armenian *l-H-H.- pre-IndoEuropean-Semitic *la:b- Proto-IndoEuropean laffan “lick, lap” Old High German luof perf. Old High German lapian “lap” Old English labe “drink, absorb” Danish leffil “spoon” Old High German perhaps lápto: German with n-infix *l-Hn-p- pre-IndoEuropean-Semitic or *l-Hn-H.- pre-IndoEuropean-Semitic lambo: “lick, lap, absorb, wash” Latin *l-H- Semitic redupl. laHlaH “moisten” Jewish Aramaic la:HleHa “be moistened” Ethiopian single redupl. *l-H-H- pre-IndoEuropean-Semitic 'a-lHeHa “moisten” Ethiopian laH “moist, fresh” Hebrew extended with -s- laHasa “lick, lap, wash” Ethiopian laHisa “lick, lap, wash” Arabic extended with -m- *l-H-m- pre-IndoEuropean-Semitic læ`Hæm “dish, bread” Hebrew lEHe:m “dish, meal” Biblical Aramaic laHmå: “bread, meal” Syrian > laHmuN “meat” Arabic extended with -k- *l-H-k- pre-IndoEuropean-Semitic “lick up, eat up” Hebrew pi. “lick up, eat (dust)” Hebrew lEHaX “licked, lapped” Syrian laHika “licked (honey)” Arabic NS 110: *L/a/t'V “wet, soak” Proto-Nostratic *?V-t'V(l)- “drip, soak” North Caucasian NS 111: *L/ä/jV “water, pour” Proto-Nostratic la:j “pour, flow” Sino-Tibetan RVCFRN loganam “I wash myself” Armenian lavare “to wash, bathe” Latin lautro Gaulish loúo: Greek VMPSIE: lâût “sea” Malay lavan.-ôda “sea” Sanskrit (Amara-Kôs^a) (from lavan.a “salt” + uda “water”) lahut “sea” Javanese lot “sea” Kavi PMA lau-t- “sea” Malay, Indonesia Philippines lawa- “lake, body of water” Philippines lewang- “sea” Solor lub-lub- “to submerge, immerse” Indonesia lau- “sea” Li'o, Sika laba- “washing of clothes (by immersion)” lab-han- “to wash by immersing in water” Philippines lub-og- “submerged” Philippines lubalob, lubo- “species of fish” Philippines lp- “submerge” Tai “water” Black Tai luup- “submerge, overwhelm” Shan, l lewa- “to float the sky” Hawai'i lau- “seaward, beachward” common Melanesian lau- “windward region” Fiji lo- “sea” Nifilole lojet “sea” Marshall Is PMA lom “wet” Pango, Eratap i-rom- “wet” Petarmur me-lom- “wet” Weda, Sawai rotu “heavy rain” Tahiti roi-mata “tears” Tahiti, Makatea ri-mata “tears” Fila, Mele rei-mata “tears” Futuna leo-mata “tears” Vowa luluhi “wet” Wusi, Kerepua lolo “to be wet, overflow” Samoa lofia “flooded” Samoa lolo “tide” Fiji Back