Where does “ljun” come from?

ljun (Maltese) comes from Sicilian liuni, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

ljun (Maltese): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “ljun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianliunilion
2Latinleō—
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →