Where does “laba” come from?

laba (Malay) comes from Classical Malay laba, from Sanskrit लाभ, from Sanskrit लभ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...

laba (Malay): profit

Definitions

  1. profit

Ancestry of “laba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaylaba—
2Sanskritलाभmeeting with, finding; obtaining, getting,...
3Sanskritलभ्to gain, possess
4Proto-Indo-Iranianlabʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlebʰ-youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...

Words derived from “laba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit लभ् →