Where does “لغم” come from?

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

لغم (Ottoman Turkish): tunnel, gallery, drift, any underground passage or channel cut through the earth or masonry

Definitions

  1. tunnel, gallery, drift, any underground passage or channel cut through the earth or masonry

Ancestry of “لغم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَغْم—
2Ancient Greekλᾰ́κκοςcavity

Words derived from “لغم”

Every word from Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος →Every word from Arabic لَغْم →