Where does “lakom” come from?

lakom (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic olkomъ, from Proto-Slavic olkati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk-.

lakom (Serbo-Croatian): greedy, covetous; feminine instrumental singular...

Definitions

  1. greedy, covetous; feminine instrumental singular...

Ancestry of “lakom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicolkomъgreedy
2Proto-Slavicolkatito be hungry
3Proto-Balto-Slavicalˀk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁olHk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic olkati →