Where does “lom” come from?

lom (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Slavic lomъ, from Proto-Slavic lomiti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.

lom (Hungarian): junk, bulky waste

Definitions

  1. junk, bulky waste

Ancestry of “lom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclomъcrowbar; fracture, breakage
2Proto-Slaviclomitito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lomiti →Every word from Proto-Slavic lomъ →