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Where does “lapar” come from?

lapar (Galician) comes from Proto-Germanic lapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

lapar (Galician): to lick, to lap; to quaff, to swig; to slurp; to...

Definitions

  1. to lick, to lap; to quaff, to swig; to slurp; to...

Ancestry of “lapar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclapjanąto lick; to ladle, to scoop
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lapar”

  • lapacaldos
  • lapo
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