Where does “لحنهجی” come from?
لحنهجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish لحنه, from Greek λάχανο, from Ancient Greek λάχανον, from Ancient Greek λαχαίνω, from Ancient Greek λαγχάνω, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʰ-.
لحنهجی (Ottoman Turkish): grower or seller of cabbage or similar vegetables, or a person fond of eating cabbage
Definitions
- grower or seller of cabbage or similar vegetables, or a person fond of eating cabbage
Ancestry of “لحنهجی”, step by step
لحنهجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish لحنه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | لحنه | cabbage, various kinds of "Brassica oleracea" |
| 2 | Greek | λάχανο | cabbage |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λάχανον | garden herb, opposite to wild plants; vegetables;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λαχαίνω | to dig |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαγχάνω | to obtain by lot, to receive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *lengʰ- | — |