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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianLezhë—
2LatinLissus—
3Ancient GreekΛίσσος—
4Ancient Greekλισσόςsmooth
5Ancient Greekλίς—
6Ancient GreekΛέων—
7Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
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