Ancient Lamers

At the time of Ivan the Terrible there was no optical fiber in Russia. Instead, it was the path from Varyag to the Greeks.

He passed on the water from the Baltic to the Black Sea. And only in one place the ships dragged over land.
In outskirts of Moscow.

Portage was on the river Lame.
Lok on Lama.
Volokolamsk.
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And those who dragged, called lamers.

So this word has come down to our days. Only for some reason today LAMERS call those who do not drag at all.

Such is the evolution and etymology.
By the way, on Lam and the first current generator, with the first light bulb Ilyich. Works.