Where does “lamaistic” come from?

lamaistic (English) comes from English lama, from Spanish lama, from Latin lama, from Latin lacma, from Proto-Indo-European lak-.

lamaistic (English): Of or pertaining to lamaism

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to lamaism

Ancestry of “lamaistic”, step by step

lamaistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlamaA master of Tibetan Buddhism; Alternative form of...
2Spanishlamaslime, mud; fine sand; moss
3Latinlamaslough, bog, fen
4Latinlacma—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlak-—

via English istic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishistic—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lak- →Every word from Latin lacma →Every word from Latin lama →