Where does “lama” come from?
lama (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu már, from Portuguese mar, from Old Portuguese mar, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
lama (Papiamentu): sea; ocean; beach
Definitions
- sea; ocean; beach
Ancestry of “lama”, step by step
lama traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu már
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | már | sea |
| 2 | Portuguese | mar | sea; a multitude; a great amount or number of... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | mar | sea |
| 4 | Latin | mare | sea; ablative singular of mās |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mari | sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Portuguese lama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | lama | mud; lama; Alternative form of lhama |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | lama | — |
| 3 | Latin | lama | slough, bog, fen |
| 4 | Latin | lacma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lak- | — |
via Spanish la mar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | la mar | very; a lot |