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Where does “lampa” come from?

lampa (Swedish) comes from Old Norse lampi, from Middle Low German lampe, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

lampa (Swedish): to be suitable; to dump, to unload

Definitions

  1. to be suitable; to dump, to unload

Ancestry of “lampa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselampi—
2Middle Low Germanlampe—
3Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
4Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
5Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوك—
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “lampa”

  • tillämpa
  • tillämpning
  • tillämplig
  • olämplig
  • lämplig
  • tillämpningsföreskrift
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