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

  1. basin, bucket; plowshare; the person who is first...

Ancestry of “legen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishleğen—
2Classical Persianlagan—
3Ancient Greekλεκάνηdish, pot, pan, basin
4Ancient Greekλέκοςdish, pot, pan
Every word from Ancient Greek λέκος →Every word from Ancient Greek λεκάνη →Every word from Classical Persian lagan →