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

Definitions

  1. facial mole; wart; tumor

Ancestry of “lez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianlemzëhiccup, involuntary spasms; female sexual organ
2Albanianlempeople
3AlbanianlejI give birth, bear
4Proto-Albanianlaudnja—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian laudnja →Every word from Albanian lej →