Where does “lăcomi” come from?

lăcomi (Romanian) comes from Romanian lacom, from Old Church Slavonic лакомъ, from Proto-Slavic olkomъ, from Proto-Slavic olkati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk-.

lăcomi (Romanian): to greed, to glutton

Definitions

  1. to greed, to glutton

Ancestry of “lăcomi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlacomavid, greedy, gluttonous, ravenous, covetous
2Old Church Slavonicлакомъ—
3Proto-Slavicolkomъgreedy
4Proto-Slavicolkatito be hungry
5Proto-Balto-Slavicalˀk-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁olHk-—

Words derived from “lăcomi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic olkati →