Where does “لحنه” come from?
لحنه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek λάχανο, from Ancient Greek λάχανον, from Ancient Greek λαχαίνω, from Ancient Greek λαγχάνω, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʰ-.
لحنه (Ottoman Turkish): cabbage, various kinds of "Brassica oleracea"
Definitions
- cabbage, various kinds of "Brassica oleracea"
Ancestry of “لحنه”, step by step
لحنه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek λάχανο
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | λάχανο | cabbage |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λάχανον | garden herb, opposite to wild plants; vegetables;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λαχαίνω | to dig |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λαγχάνω | to obtain by lot, to receive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *lengʰ- | — |
via Byzantine Greek λάχανα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | λάχανα | — |