Proto-Altaic: *labV̀ / *lebV̀
Meaning: rope, long hair, rags
Russian meaning: веревка, длинные волосы, лохмотья
Comments: Martin 240 (Jpn.-Kor.). An expressive root with some variation of reflexes, but no doubt archaic. In Jpn. the root may have merged with *ĺā̀p`o q. v.: this could be one of the reasons of the the accent discrepancy between Kor. and Jpn. (otherwise explainable as a result of contraction in Korean after the loss of *-b-).
