Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (to love). Cognate with English love, Latin libido, Russian люби́ть (ljubítʹ), Albanian lyp and Czech libý.

Root

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लुभ् (lubh)

  1. to desire
  2. to covet
  3. to enchant, make crazy
  4. to long for
  5. to entice
  6. to be perplexed
  7. to allure

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