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Where does “lagan” come from?

lagan (Classical Persian) comes from Ancient Greek λεκάνη, from Ancient Greek λέκος — dish, pot, pan.

Ancestry of “lagan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεκάνηdish, pot, pan, basin
2Ancient Greekλέκοςdish, pot, pan
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