Where does “لش” come from?
لش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Albanian Lezhë, from Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος, from Ancient Greek λισσός, from Ancient Greek λίς, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.
Ancestry of “لش”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | Lezhë | — |
| 2 | Latin | Lissus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λίσσος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λισσός | smooth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λίς | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Λέων | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέων | lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage |