Where does “लांबाय” come from?

लांबाय (Konkani) comes from Marathi लांब, from Sanskrit लम्ब, from Sanskrit लम्ब्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

लांबाय (Konkani): length

Definitions

  1. length

Ancestry of “लांबाय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiलांबlong; far
2Sanskritलम्बa perpendicular; complement of latitude,...
3Sanskritलम्ब्to hang down, depend, dangle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit लम्ब् →Every word from Sanskrit लम्ब →