Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/lew-

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

Alternative forms

• *leHw-

Root

*lew-

1. dirt

Derived terms

• *l(H)u-to- (“dirt”)
  • Latin: lutum (“mud, dirt, clay”)
• *lew-to- (“mud, dirt”)
  • Proto-Celtic: *lutā
• *l(H)u-(s)tro- (“dirty place”)
  • Latin: lustrum

• Unsorted formations:
  • Latin: polluō
  • >? Latin: luēs
  • Ancient Greek: λῦμα (lûma), λῡ́μη (lū́mē), >? λύθρον (lúthron)
  • >? Albanian: lym, llom