Where does “λάχανον” come from?

λάχανον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λαχαίνω, from Ancient Greek λαγχάνω, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʰ-.

λάχανον (Ancient Greek): garden herb, opposite to wild plants; vegetables;...

Definitions

  1. garden herb, opposite to wild plants; vegetables;...

Ancestry of “λάχανον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλαχαίνωto dig
2Ancient Greekλαγχάνωto obtain by lot, to receive
3Proto-Indo-European*lengʰ-—

Words derived from “λάχανον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *lengʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λαγχάνω →Every word from Ancient Greek λαχαίνω →