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Where does “avalançhe” come from?

avalançhe (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin labanka, from Late Latin labina, from Latin labi, from Latin labor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe.

Ancestry of “avalançhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlabanka—
2Late Latinlabinalandslide; landslide; slippery place; a slippery...
3Latinlabipresent active infinitive of lābor; to glide; to...
4Latinlaborwork; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,...
5Old Latinlabos—
6Romanianlabăpalm; paw
7Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
8Proto-Uralicluwebone
9Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáh—
10Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćás—

Words derived from “avalançhe”

  • avalanche
  • avalanche
  • paravalanche
  • avalanche
  • avalanchar
  • avalancho
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