Where does “лом” come from?

лом (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic lomъ, from Proto-Slavic lomiti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.

лом (Russian): crowbar; scrap, waste

Definitions

  1. crowbar; scrap, waste

Ancestry of “лом”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclomъcrowbar; fracture, breakage
2Proto-Slaviclomitito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft

Words derived from “лом”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lomiti →Every word from Proto-Slavic lomъ →
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