Where does “лаком” come from?
лаком (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic olkomъ, from Proto-Slavic olkati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk-.
лаком (Serbo-Croatian): greedy, covetous
Ancestry of “лаком”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | olkomъ | greedy |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | olkati | to be hungry |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | alˀk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁olHk- | — |