Where does “lagum” come from?

lagum (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish لغم, from Arabic لَغْم, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος — cavity.

lagum (Serbo-Croatian): mine; underground tunnel; cellar

Definitions

  1. mine; underground tunnel; cellar

Ancestry of “lagum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishلغمtunnel, gallery, drift, any underground passage or channel cut through the earth or masonry
2Arabicلَغْم—
3Ancient Greekλᾰ́κκοςcavity

Words derived from “lagum”

Every word from Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος →Every word from Arabic لَغْم →Every word from Ottoman Turkish لغم →