Where does “lejbe” come from?

lejbe (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lej, from Romanian lei, from Romanian leu, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

lejbe (Hungarian): illative singular of lej

Definitions

  1. illative singular of lej

Ancestry of “lejbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlejleu
2Romanianleiplural of leu
3Romanianleulion; leu
4Latinleō—
5Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
6Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →