Lemizh / English dictionary
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làw.
to make lions (also the constellation Leo; see appendix, Constellations)
Etymology
< NLem lew‑a
< LMLem, MLem lew‑yr
< OLem lew‑
< SHell *leũ‑on
< PIE *léu̯‑om
PIE *léu̯‑om might be a borrowing from PSem *labiʾ‑ (compare Heb לביא). Or it might be the other way round.
Cognates
Eng lion, Gk λέων ‘lion’