Where does “leș” come from?
leș (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish لش, from Albanian Lezhë, from Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος, from Ancient Greek λισσός, from Ancient Greek λίς, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.
leș (Romanian): corpse
Definitions
- corpse
Ancestry of “leș”, step by step
leș traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish لش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | لش | — |
| 2 | Albanian | Lezhë | — |
| 3 | Latin | Lissus | A city of Illyricum, now Lezhë or Alessio |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λίσσος | Lissus; Lezhë, Albania |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λισσός | smooth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λίς | lion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Λέων | lion |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέων | lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage |