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Where does “lama” come from?

lama (Polish) comes from German Lama, from Spanish llama, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

lama (Polish): llama; lama; lamé

Definitions

  1. llama; lama; lamé

Ancestry of “lama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLamallama; lama
2Spanishllamaflame; llama
3Latinflammaflame, fire
4Latinflāgrāre—
5Latinfrāgrō—
6Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “lama”

  • lam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →