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Where does “lumak” come from?

lumak (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian lubnaka, from Proto-Indo-European leubh — to peel, to skin.

lumak (Albanian): bud, shoot; lichen, moss

Definitions

  1. bud, shoot; lichen, moss

Ancestry of “lumak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianlubnaka—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleubhto peel, to skin
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