English
luma
Luma comes from Armenian լումա, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *nem-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-root as named
- Old Armenianc. 400–1100լումայ
- Armenianmodernլումաluma
- Englishtodayluma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nem-root as named
- Old Armenianc. 400–1100լումայ
- Armenianmodernլումաluma
- Englishtodayluma
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nem-
number, numerous, numb, nomadic, innumerable, nim, numeric, nomad, nome, numeral, enumeration, numeracy, naam, numero, enumerate, numerator, numismatics, 25 more
Today it means
noun A currency unit of Armenia, worth one hundredth of an Armenian dram.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nem- / luma