Where does “lama” come from?
lama (Finnish) comes from Tibetan བླ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
lama (Finnish): depression; paralysis, depression; lama
Definitions
- depression; paralysis, depression; lama
Ancestry of “lama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tibetan | བླ་མ | lama - an accomplished spiritual teacher, guru |
| 2 | Tibetan | མ | mother; goddess; negates the following verb in... |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |
Words derived from “lama”