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
- levade
Ancestry of “lewada”, step by step
lewada traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian лева́да
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | лева́да | a meadow with trees |
| 2 | Greek | λιβάδι | meadow, pasture, lea |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λιβάδιον | small spring, small stream |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λιβάς | anything that drips or trickles |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Portuguese levada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | levada | — |
via German Levade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Levade | — |