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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *labh-
Meaning: to seize
Old Indian: labhate, lambhate, rábhate, rambhati, pf. lalābha `to grasp, take hold of', ptc. labdha-, rabdha-; lābha- m. `finding, obtaining, getting'
Old Greek: láphǖro-n `Beutestücke, Siegesbeute', amphi-laphḗs `umfassend, gross'
Baltic: *lab-a- adj., *lab-a- c., *lāb-ia- c., *lāb-u- adj., *lā̃b- vb. inch.
Russ. meaning: хватать, захватывать
References: WP II 385
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Proto-Baltic: *lab-a- adj., *lab-a- c., *lāb-ia- c., *lāb-u- adj., *lā̃b- vb. inch.
Meaning: good
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: lãba- `gut', lãba-s 'Wohl, Gut, Besitz', lō̃bi-s 'grosser Besitz, Schatz, Reichtum', lōbù- 'begutert, reich', lō̃bti (-sta, -bō) 'reich werden, sich bereichen, Schätze anhaufen'
Lettish: labs `gut'
Old Prussian: labs `gut', acc. labban 'Gute', gen, labbas, -an, ans 'Gut', labbisku 'Güte'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1108
Root: labh-
English meaning: to grab, hold
German meaning: `fassen, ergreifen'
Material: Ai. lábhatē, lámbhatē, rábhatē (Perf. lalābha) `erfaßt, ergreift', lābha- m. `Erlangen, Gewinn, Vorteil', rábhas- n. `Ungestüm, Gewalt', rabhasá- `wild, ungestüm, gewaltig';

    gr. λάφῡρον `Beute', ἀμφι-λαφής `umfassend, groß';

    lit. lõbis m. `Gut, Besitz, Reichtum', lõbti `reich werden', ablaut. lãbas m. `Gut', auch `gut', lett. apr. labs `gut'.

References: WP. II 385, Trautmann 148, Kuiper Nasalpräs. 148 f.
Pages: 652
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