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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 Turkishلغم—
2Arabicلَغْم—
3Ancient Greekλᾰ́κκοςcavity

Words derived from “lagum”

  • lagumdžija
Every word from Ancient Greek λᾰ́κκος →