Where does “lengyel” come from?
lengyel (Hungarian) comes from Old Hungarian lengyen, from Proto-Slavic lęděninъ, from Proto-Slavic lędo, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
lengyel (Hungarian): Polish; Pole
Ancestry of “lengyel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Hungarian | lengyen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lęděninъ | dweller of wasteland / wold, virgin soil |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lędo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
Words derived from “lengyel”