Where does “ālambaṃ” come from?

ālambaṃ (Tocharian B) comes from Sanskrit आलम्बन, from Sanskrit लम्ब्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

ālambaṃ (Tocharian B): basis, ground, support, reason

Definitions

  1. basis, ground, support, reason

Ancestry of “ālambaṃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआलम्बनbase, support, foundation
2Sanskritलम्ब्to hang down, depend, dangle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit लम्ब् →Every word from Sanskrit आलम्बन →