Why is lava lafo and not lavo?
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Ubutumwa 3
ururimi: English
Zvoc47 (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 12 Rusama 2016 23:28:01
I'm mystifying that it's because lav' is already used for washing, but I'm not sure if this is correct.
erinja (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 13 Rusama 2016 00:02:56
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 (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 13 Rusama 2016 13:50:05
It's the same with planet: "planedo" instead of "planeto" (because plan-et-o).