Where does “lamama” come from?

lamama (Estonian) comes from Proto-Germanic lamaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.

lamama (Estonian): to lie, to lie down

Definitions

  1. to lie, to lie down

Ancestry of “lamama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclamazlame; withered, defective
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft

Words derived from “lamama”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lamaz →
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