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Where does “لغم” come from?

لغم (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic لَغْم, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος — cavity.

Ancestry of “لغم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَغْم—
2Ancient Greekλᾰ́κκοςcavity

Words derived from “لغم”

  • lagum
  • лагумџија
  • лагум
  • lagumdžija
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