Where does “lighean” come from?

lighean (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish لگن, from Persian لگن, from Ancient Greek λεκάνη, from Ancient Greek λέκος — dish, pot, pan.

lighean (Romanian): bowl or basin for washing

Definitions

  1. bowl or basin for washing

Ancestry of “lighean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishلگن—
2Persianلگنwashbasin
3Ancient Greekλεκάνηdish, pot, pan, basin
4Ancient Greekλέκοςdish, pot, pan

Words derived from “lighean”

Every word from Ancient Greek λέκος →Every word from Ancient Greek λεκάνη →Every word from Persian لگن →