Where does “ਲੰਬਾ” come from?

ਲੰਬਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit लम्ब, from Sanskrit लम्ब्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

ਲੰਬਾ (Punjabi): long; tall

Definitions

  1. long; tall

Ancestry of “ਲੰਬਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलम्बa perpendicular; complement of latitude,...
2Sanskritलम्ब्to hang down, depend, dangle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply

Words derived from “ਲੰਬਾ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit लम्ब् →Every word from Sanskrit लम्ब →