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Where does “lambō” come from?

lambō (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

Ancestry of “lambō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick
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