Where does “Lama” come from?

Lama (German) comes from Spanish llama, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

Lama (German): llama; lama

Definitions

llama; lama

Ancestry of “Lama”, step by step

Lama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish llama

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	llama	flame; llama
2	Latin	flamma	flame, fire
3	Latin	flāgrāre	—
4	Latin	frāgrō	to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
5	Proto-Italic	frāgrāō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰreh₂gro-	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	bʰreh₂g-	to smell

via English lama

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	lama	A master of Tibetan Buddhism; Alternative form of...
2	Spanish	lama	slime, mud; fine sand; moss
3	Latin	lama	slough, bog, fen
4	Latin	lacma	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	lak-	—

Words derived from “Lama”

lama
láma
lámák
lama

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →