Where does “lewada” come from?

lewada (Polish) comes from Ukrainian лева́да, from Greek λιβάδι, from Ancient Greek λιβάδιον, from Ancient Greek λιβάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

lewada (Polish): levade

Definitions

  1. levade

Ancestry of “lewada”, step by step

lewada traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian лева́да

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлева́даa meadow with trees
2Greekλιβάδιmeadow, pasture, lea
3Ancient Greekλιβάδιονsmall spring, small stream
4Ancient Greekλιβάςanything that drips or trickles
5Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via Portuguese levada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselevada

via German Levade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLevade
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from Hungarian ön-