lai
Moldavian
/laj/
adj
Definitions
- (popular) black (or black mixed with white), gray
Etymology
Derived from Albanian ljaj derived from Latin flavus (yellow), galla (oak-apple, oak apple).
Origin
Latin
galla
Gloss
oak-apple, oak apple
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- écru English
- *gallea Latin
- *galleus Latin
- -tūra Latin
- flavus Latin
- galla Latin
- crudo Italian
- galla Italian
- cru French
- galle French
- écru French
- crudamente Spanish, Castilian
- crudo Spanish, Castilian
- *gel- Proto-Indo-European
- écru Polish
- kruda Esperanto
- agalla Catalan, Valencian
- ljaj Albanian
- lai Aromanian
- lãeatsã Aromanian
- lãilji Aromanian
- *flāwos Proto-Italic
- crudo Old Spanish