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Where does “लब” come from?

लब (Hindi) comes from Hindi लंबा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀩, from Sanskrit लम्ब, from Sanskrit लम्ब्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

लब (Hindi): lip; edge

Definitions

  1. lip; edge

Ancestry of “लब”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलंबाtall; long; expanded, great, large
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀮𑀁𑀩—
3Sanskritलम्बa perpendicular; complement of latitude,...
4Sanskritलम्ब्cl.1 Ā. लम्बते , to hang down, depend, dangle,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply
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