Where does “lezginka” come from?

lezginka (English) comes from Polish Lezgin, from Russian лезги́н, from Lezgi лезгияр.

lezginka (English): A national dance of many peoples in the Caucasus...

Definitions

  1. A national dance of many peoples in the Caucasus...

Ancestry of “lezginka”, step by step

lezginka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Lezgin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishLezginLezgi
2Russianлезги́нa Lezgi male
3Lezgiлезгияр—

via Russian лезги́нка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлезги́нкаfemale Lezgi
Every word from Lezgi лезгияр →Every word from Russian лезги́н →Every word from Polish Lezgin →