Where does “լախանա” come from?
լախանա (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian լախանայ, from Ottoman Turkish لحنه, from Greek λάχανο, from Ancient Greek λάχανον, from Ancient Greek λαχαίνω, from Ancient Greek λαγχάνω, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʰ-.
լախանա (Armenian): cabbage
Definitions
- cabbage
Ancestry of “լախանա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | լախանայ | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | لحنه | cabbage, various kinds of "Brassica oleracea" |
| 3 | Greek | λάχανο | cabbage |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λάχανον | garden herb, opposite to wild plants; vegetables;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαχαίνω | to dig |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαγχάνω | to obtain by lot, to receive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *lengʰ- | — |