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Where does “λάχανο” come from?

λάχανο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λάχανον, from Ancient Greek λαχαίνω, from Ancient Greek λαγχάνω, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʰ-.

λάχανο (Greek): cabbage

Definitions

  1. cabbage

Ancestry of “λάχανο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλάχανονgarden herb, opposite to wild plants; vegetables;...
2Ancient Greekλαχαίνωto dig
3Ancient Greekλαγχάνω—
4Proto-Indo-European*lengʰ-—

Words derived from “λάχανο”

  • λαχανόκηπος
  • κοκκινολάχανο
  • lahana
  • لحنه
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