Where does “lama” come from?
lama (Indonesian) comes from Dutch lama, 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.
lama (Indonesian): long; duration; ancient
Definitions
- long; duration; ancient
Ancestry of “lama”, step by step
lama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lama | llama, Lama glama; Buddhist lama; never mind,... |
| 2 | Spanish | llama | flame; llama |
| 3 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 4 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |