Where does “лама” come from?
лама (Kazakh) comes from Russian ла́ма, 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.
лама (Kazakh): llama, Lama glama
Definitions
- llama, Lama glama
Ancestry of “лама”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ла́ма | llama South American mammal of the camel family |
| 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 |