Where does “Լեհաստան” come from?
Լեհաստան (Armenian) comes from Armenian լեհ, from Middle Armenian լեհ, from Ottoman Turkish له, from Russian лях, from Old East Slavic лѧхъ, from Proto-Slavic lęxъ, from Proto-Slavic lęděninъ, from Proto-Slavic lędo — land, heath; loins.
Ancestry of “Լեհաստան”, step by step
Լեհաստան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian լեհ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | լեհ | Pole |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | լեհ | Pole |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | له | Pole |
| 4 | Russian | лях | Pole, Polish man, Polack |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | лѧхъ | Lechite; Pole |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | lęxъ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | lęděninъ | dweller of wasteland / wold, virgin soil |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | lędo | heath, arid land, uncultivated field |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Persian لهستان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | لهستان | land of the Lechites |
| 2 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 3 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |