Where does “లంబము” come from?
లంబము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit लम्ब, from Sanskrit लम्ब्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.
లంబము (Telugu): Of or pertaining to long
Ancestry of “లంబము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | लम्ब | a perpendicular; complement of latitude,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | लम्ब् | cl.1 Ā. लम्बते , to hang down, depend, dangle,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lembʰ- | to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply |