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Where does “لغم” come from?

لغم (Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish لغم, from Arabic لَغْم, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος — cavity.

لغم (Arabic): mine, tunnel; mine; to mine

Definitions

  1. mine, tunnel; mine; to mine

Ancestry of “لغم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishلغم—
2Arabicلَغْم—
3Ancient Greekλᾰ́κκοςcavity
Every word from Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος →