Where does “lacom” come from?

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

lacom (Romanian): avid, greedy, gluttonous, ravenous, covetous

Definitions

  1. avid, greedy, gluttonous, ravenous, covetous

Ancestry of “lacom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicлакомъ—
2Proto-Slavicolkomъgreedy
3Proto-Slavicolkatito be hungry
4Proto-Balto-Slavicalˀk-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁olHk-—

Words derived from “lacom”

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