Where does “लावा” come from?
लावा (Hindi) comes from English lava, from Italian lava, from Neapolitan lava, from Latin lābēs, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
लावा (Hindi): bringer
Definitions
- bringer
Ancestry of “लावा”, step by step
लावा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lava | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its... |
| 2 | Italian | lava | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Neapolitan | lava | a torrent of rain which washed the streets |
| 4 | Latin | lābēs | fall, collapse |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |