Where does “lama” come from?
lama (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin lama, from Latin lacma, from Proto-Indo-European lak-.
Ancestry of “lama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lama | slough, bog, fen |
| 2 | Latin | lacma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lak- | — |
Words derived from “lama”