Where does “आलम्भ” come from?

आलम्भ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit लम्भ, from Sanskrit लभ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...

आलम्भ (Sanskrit): taking hold of, seizing, touching

Definitions

  1. taking hold of, seizing, touching

Ancestry of “आलम्भ”, step by step

आलम्भ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit लम्भ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलम्भfinding, attainment, gain
2Sanskritलभ्to gain, possess
3Proto-Indo-Iranianlabʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlebʰ-youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...

via Sanskrit आ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
2Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-—

Words derived from “आलम्भ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit लभ् →