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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

  1. cabbage, various kinds of "Brassica oleracea"

Ancestry of “لحنه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλάχανοcabbage
2Ancient Greekλάχανονgarden herb, opposite to wild plants; vegetables;...
3Ancient Greekλαχαίνωto dig
4Ancient Greekλαγχάνω—
5Proto-Indo-European*lengʰ-—

Words derived from “لحنه”

  • lahana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *lengʰ- →