Where does “analek” come from?

analek (Malay) comes from English Analects, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλεκτα, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

analek (Malay): analects

Definitions

  1. analects

Ancestry of “analek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAnalectsThe collected sayings of Confucius
2Ancient Greekἀνάλεκταthings chosen
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνάλεκτα →