Where does “լոմ” come from?

լոմ (Armenian) comes from Russian лом, from Proto-Slavic lomъ, from Proto-Slavic lomiti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.

լոմ (Armenian): crowbar

Definitions

  1. crowbar

Ancestry of “լոմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianломcrowbar; scrap, waste
2Proto-Slaviclomъcrowbar; fracture, breakage
3Proto-Slaviclomitito break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lomiti →Every word from Proto-Slavic lomъ →