Where does “laba” come from?
laba (Classical Malay) comes from Sanskrit लाभ, from Sanskrit लभ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...
Ancestry of “laba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | लाभ | meeting with, finding; obtaining, getting,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | लभ् | to gain, possess |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | labʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lebʰ- | youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,... |