Where does “леш” come from?

леш (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish لاش, from Persian لاش, from Middle Persian lšt — corpse.

леш (Bulgarian): carrion; carcass

Definitions

  1. carrion; carcass

Ancestry of “леш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishلاشcarrion, carcass
2Persianلاشcorpse, carrion; loot, booty, plunder
3Middle Persianlštcorpse
Every word from Middle Persian lšt →Every word from Persian لاش →Every word from Ottoman Turkish لاش →