Where does “ла́ма” come from?

ла́ма (Russian) comes from Spanish llama, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

ла́ма (Russian): llama South American mammal of the camel family

Definitions

  1. llama South American mammal of the camel family

Ancestry of “ла́ма”, step by step

ла́ма traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish llama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishllamaflame; llama
2Latinflammaflame, fire
3Latinflāgrāre
4Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
5Proto-Italicfrāgrāō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

via Tibetan བླ་མ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tibetanབླ་མlama - an accomplished spiritual teacher, guru
2Tibetanmother; goddess; negates the following verb in...
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via Sumerian 𒀭𒆗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sumerian𒀭𒆗a lamassu
2Sumerian𒀭deity; god; goddess

Words derived from “ла́ма

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g-