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Where does “लम्ब” come from?

लम्ब (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit लम्ब्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

लम्ब (Sanskrit): a perpendicular; complement of latitude,...

Definitions

  1. a perpendicular; complement of latitude,...

Ancestry of “लम्ब”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलम्ब्cl.1 Ā. लम्बते , to hang down, depend, dangle,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply

Words derived from “लम्ब”

  • లంబోదరుడు
  • లంబము
  • लंबा
  • लम्बोदर
  • လံဗား
  • લાંબું
  • লম্বা
  • ਲੰਬਾ
  • लांब
  • 𑀮𑀁𑀩
  • 𑀮𑀁𑀩
  • lamba
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