Where does “لگن” come from?

لگن (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian لگن, from Ancient Greek λεκάνη, from Ancient Greek λέκος — dish, pot, pan.

Ancestry of “لگن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلگنwashbasin
2Ancient Greekλεκάνηdish, pot, pan, basin
3Ancient Greekλέκοςdish, pot, pan

Words derived from “لگن”

Every word from Ancient Greek λέκος →Every word from Ancient Greek λεκάνη →Every word from Persian لگن →