Where does “lağım” come from?

lağım (Crimean Tatar) comes from Arabic لَغْم, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος — cavity.

lağım (Crimean Tatar): catacombs

Definitions

  1. catacombs

Ancestry of “lağım”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَغْم—
2Ancient Greekλᾰ́κκοςcavity
Every word from Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος →Every word from Arabic لَغْم →
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