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Where does “lama” come from?

lama (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic lamaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.

Ancestry of “lama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclamazlame; withered, defective
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft

Words derived from “lama”

  • lamauttaa
  • lamaismi
  • lamavuosi
  • lama
  • lamautua
  • talouslama
  • lamalaisuus
  • lamalainen
  • lamakausi
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