Where does “lev” come from?

Lev comes from Bulgarian лев, from Bulgarian лъв, from Proto-Indo-European lewo-, from Ancient Greek λέων meaning lion.

lev (English): The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100...

Definitions

  1. The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100...

Ancestry of “lev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлевlev; lion
2Old Church Slavonicльвъlion
3Proto-Slaviclьvъlion
4Gothic𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰lion animal
5Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
6Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “lev”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →