Where does “leşyeyən” come from?

leşyeyən (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani leş, from Classical Persian لاش, from Middle Persian lšt — corpse.

leşyeyən (Azerbaijani): vulture

Definitions

  1. vulture

Ancestry of “leşyeyən”, step by step

leşyeyən traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani leş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanileşcarcass, carrion
2Classical Persianلاش—
3Middle Persianlštcorpse

via Azerbaijani yeyən

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyeyənsubject non-past participle of yemək
Every word from Middle Persian lšt →Every word from Classical Persian لاش →Every word from Azerbaijani leş →