Where does “Lleshi” come from?

Lleshi (Albanian) comes from Albanian Llesh, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

Ancestry of “Lleshi”, step by step

Lleshi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian Llesh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianLlesh
2Ancient GreekἈλέξανδροςAlexander
3Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
4Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
5Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
6Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

via Albanian i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianimasculine singular preposition; of; masculine...
2Albanianillstar
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός