Where does “विलंब” come from?
विलंब (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit विलम्ब, from Sanskrit लम्ब, from Sanskrit लम्ब्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.
विलंब (Hindi): delay, tardiness
Ancestry of “विलंब”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | विलम्ब | tardiness, delay |
| 2 | Sanskrit | लम्ब | a perpendicular; complement of latitude,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | लम्ब् | cl.1 Ā. लम्बते , to hang down, depend, dangle,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lembʰ- | to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply |