Where does “liman” come from?

liman (Crimean Tatar) comes from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον, from Ancient Greek λιμήν, from Proto-Indo-European léymō, from Proto-Indo-European ley- — to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

liman (Crimean Tatar): estuary; port, harbour, haven

Definitions

  1. estuary; port, harbour, haven

Ancestry of “liman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekλιμένιον—
2Ancient Greekλιμήνharbor; a haven, retreat, refuge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléymōlake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanley-to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

Words derived from “liman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léymō →Every word from Ancient Greek λιμήν →