Where does “レク” come from?

レク (Japanese) comes from English leg, from Middle English leg, from Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-.

レク (Japanese): lek the currency unit of Albania

Definitions

  1. lek the currency unit of Albania

Ancestry of “レク”, step by step

レク traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English leg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlegA limb or appendage that an animal uses for...
2Middle Englishlegleg, limb; shank, shin; leg
3Old Norseleggrleg, stem
4Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
5Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-

via Albanian lek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianleklek the currency unit of Albania
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-