Where does “لهستان” come from?
لهستان (Persian) comes from Persian له, 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.
لهستان (Persian): land of the Lechites
Definitions
- land of the Lechites
Ancestry of “لهستان”, step by step
لهستان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian له
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | له | wine, must |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | له | Pole |
| 3 | Russian | лях | Pole, Polish man, Polack |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | лѧхъ | Lechite; Pole |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | lęxъ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | lęděninъ | dweller of wasteland / wold, virgin soil |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | lędo | heath, arid land, uncultivated field |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Persian ـستان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 2 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |