Italian lasso
Latin languere "to be faint" (from *(s)l-n̥-ǵ-u̯- "faint")
Old Norse slakr "weak," Old High German slach 'id.,' Old Saxon slak 'id.,' Old English slæc 'id.' (English slack)
Ancient Greek λάγνος (lágnos) "voluptuous"
Sanskrit ślakṣṇá- "slippery"
A slākkär "sad," B slakkare "darting"
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