Where does “له” come from?

له (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish له, from Russian лях, from Old East Slavic лѧхъ, from Proto-Slavic lęxъ, from Proto-Slavic lęděninъ, from Proto-Slavic lędo, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

له (Persian): wine, must

Definitions

  1. wine, must

Ancestry of “له”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishلهPole
2RussianляхPole, Polish man, Polack
3Old East SlavicлѧхъLechite; Pole
4Proto-Slaviclęxъ—
5Proto-Slaviclęděninъdweller of wasteland / wold, virgin soil
6Proto-Slaviclędoheath, arid land, uncultivated field
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “له”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lędo →Every word from Proto-Slavic lęděninъ →