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
Ancestry of “лом”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lomъ | crowbar; fracture, breakage |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lomiti | to break |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃lemH- | broken; weak, broken, soft |