Where does “legen” come from?
legen (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish leğen, from Classical Persian lagan, from Ancient Greek λεκάνη, from Ancient Greek λέκος — dish, pot, pan.
legen (Albanian): basin, bucket; plowshare; the person who is first...
Definitions
- basin, bucket; plowshare; the person who is first...
Ancestry of “legen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | leğen | — |
| 2 | Classical Persian | lagan | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λεκάνη | dish, pot, pan, basin |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέκος | dish, pot, pan |