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Where does “olbʰ-” come from?

olbʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

Ancestry of “olbʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

Words derived from “olbʰ-”

  • ulbauti
  • ողբ
  • ողբամ
  • ողբ
  • ողբերէն
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