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Where does “لیمان” come from?

لیمان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον, from Ancient Greek λιμήν, from Proto-Indo-European léymō, from Proto-Indo-European ley- — to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

Ancestry of “لیمان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekλιμένιον—
2Ancient Greekλιμήνharbor; a haven, retreat, refuge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléymōlake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanley-to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

Words derived from “لیمان”

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