Where does “lum” come from?
lum (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian lubn-, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
lum (Albanian): river; lucky
Ancestry of “lum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Albanian | lubn- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |