Where does “лея” come from?

лея (Bulgarian) comes from Romanian leu, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

лея (Bulgarian): to pour, to spill

Definitions

  1. to pour, to spill

Ancestry of “лея”, step by step

лея traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian leu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianleulion; leu
2Latinleō—
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

via Proto-Slavic liti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclitito pour
2Proto-Balto-Slavicleˀi-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “лея”

Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →