laogh

laogh
a calf, so Irish, Early Irish lóeg, Welsh llo, Cornish loch, Breton leué, Middle Breton lue: *loigo-s, calf, "jumper", root leí$$g, skip, Gothic laikan, spring, Lithuanian láigyti, skip, Sanskrit réjati, skip (see leum further). It is possible to refer it to root leigh, lick: "the licker".

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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