Where does “λάχανα” come from?
λάχανα (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λάχανον, from Ancient Greek λαχαίνω, from Ancient Greek λαγχάνω, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʰ-.
Ancestry of “λάχανα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | λάχανον | garden herb, opposite to wild plants; vegetables;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λαχαίνω | to dig |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λαγχάνω | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *lengʰ- | — |
Words derived from “λάχανα”