lámur
Faroese
noun
Definitions
- flipper (on a seal)
- (cats) paw
- left hand
- a left-handed person
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse lámr derived from Old Irish lám (hand, arm) derived from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā derived from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (palm, hand).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pl̥h₂meh₂
Gloss
palm, hand
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
掌
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- palma Latin
- *pl̥h₂meh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- lámh Irish
- lámr Old Norse
- palmi Old Norse
- irlam Old Irish
- lám Old Irish
- làmh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- làmh chearr Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- kjalllámur Faroese
- pálmi Faroese
- laue Manx
- *ɸlāmā Proto-Celtic
- *pəlmā Proto-Italic
- *llọβ̃ Proto-Brythonic