Where does “lej” come from?
lej (Hungarian) comes from Romanian lei, from Romanian leu, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.
lej (Hungarian): leu
Ancestry of “lej”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lei | plural of leu |
| 2 | Romanian | leu | lion; leu |
| 3 | Latin | leō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λέων | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέων | lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage |