Where does “lom” come from?
lom (Irish) comes from Old Irish lomm, from Proto-Celtic *luxsmos, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
lom (Irish): bare thing, bareness; openness, exposure; opening...
Definitions
- bare thing, bareness; openness, exposure; opening...
Ancestry of “lom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | lomm | bare, naked; smooth; exact |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *luxsmos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |