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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlamaslough, bog, fen
2Latinlacma
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlak-

Words derived from “lama

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lak-Every word from Latin lacmaEvery word from Latin lama