Where does “lama” come from?

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

lama (Proto-Finnic): feeble, weak

Definitions

  1. feeble, weak

Ancestry of “lama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclamazlame; withered, defective
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lamaz →