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Where does “lap-” come from?

lap- (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

Ancestry of “lap-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lap-”

  • lêv
  • lap-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →