English word lai comes from Proto-Indo-European *lakw-, Ancient Greek λαός, Proto-Germanic *laiką, and later Proto-Indo-European *lókus (Pond, pool.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*lakw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | lake, pond, lake, pool, water, body of water, lake |
λαός | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
*laiką | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
*lókus | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Pond, pool. |
λαϊκός | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
laik, laih | Frankish (frk) | |
*laih | Frankish (frk) | |
*laguz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (Runic alphabet) name of the L-rune (ᛚ). Sea, ocean. Water. Wetness. |
laicus | Latin (lat) | Lay (of the laity). Unconsecrated. |
lagu | Old English (ang) | Sea, water, lake. The runic character ᛚ (/l/). |
lai | Old French (fro) | Ugly Lai (Medieval text). |
lay | Middle English (enm) | |
lai | English (eng) | (historical) A mostly North European form of medieval song, with stanzas that do not repeat. |