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Where does “Lenka” come from?

Lenka (Czech) comes from Czech Magdaléna, from Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή, from Ancient Greek Μαγδαλά, from Hebrew מגדל, from Hebrew ג־ד־ל — Forming words relating to largeness or growth.

Ancestry of “Lenka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechMagdaléna—
2Ancient GreekΜαγδαληνήwoman from Magdala
3Ancient GreekΜαγδαλά—
4Hebrewמגדלtower
5Hebrewג־ד־לForming words relating to largeness or growth
Every word from Hebrew ג־ד־ל →