Where does “λάμα” come from?
λάμα (Greek) 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.
λάμα (Greek): metal sheet; fine chisel; llama
Definitions
- metal sheet; fine chisel; llama
Ancestry of “λάμα”, step by step
λάμα traces back through 3 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 |