Where does “لم” come from?

لم (Persian) comes from French lemme, from Latin lemma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα, from Ancient Greek λαμβάνω, from Proto-Hellenic hlagʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ- — to seize, take; to take, seize.

لم (Persian): trick, trickery

Definitions

  1. trick, trickery

Ancestry of “لم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlemmelemma
2Latinlemmaa subject for consideration explanation, a...
3Ancient Greekλῆμμαgain, income; premise, assumption
4Ancient GreekλαμβάνωI take; I receive, get; I take hold of
5Proto-Hellenichlagʷ-
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂gʷ-to seize, take; to take, seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic hlagʷ-Every word from Ancient Greek λαμβάνω
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