Where does “lez” come from?
lez (Albanian) comes from Albanian lemzë, from Albanian lem, from Albanian lej, from Proto-Albanian laudnja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.
lez (Albanian): facial mole; wart; tumor
Ancestry of “lez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | lemzë | hiccup, involuntary spasms; female sexual organ |
| 2 | Albanian | lem | people |
| 3 | Albanian | lej | I give birth, bear |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | laudnja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lewdʰ- | to grow; people |