Where does “駱馬” come from?
駱馬 (Chinese) comes from English llama, from Spanish llama, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.
駱馬 (Chinese): llama
Definitions
- llama
Ancestry of “駱馬”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | llama | A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama... |
| 2 | Spanish | llama | flame; llama |
| 3 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 4 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |