Ujumbe: 3
Lugha: English
Zvoc47 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 12 Mei 2016 11:28:01 alasiri
I'm mystifying that it's because lav' is already used for washing, but I'm not sure if this is correct.
erinja (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 13 Mei 2016 12:02:56 asubuhi
I think you've got it right. Some roots are changed somewhat from an international form in order to avoid confusion with another existing root, and lavo -> lafo would seem like an excellent candidate.
Another example is that "bankedo" means "banquet". Most languages have a T in the word, but in Esperanto it was likely changed to a D to avoid being confused with banketo (bank/et/o, small bank)
Another example is that "bankedo" means "banquet". Most languages have a T in the word, but in Esperanto it was likely changed to a D to avoid being confused with banketo (bank/et/o, small bank)
ilemo (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 13 Mei 2016 1:50:05 alasiri
It's the same with planet: "planedo" instead of "planeto" (because plan-et-o).