Where does “lighenaș” come from?

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

lighenaș (Romanian): small washing bowl

Definitions

  1. small washing bowl

Ancestry of “lighenaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianligheanbowl or basin for washing
2Ottoman Turkishلگن—
3Persianلگنwashbasin
4Ancient Greekλεκάνηdish, pot, pan, basin
5Ancient Greekλέκοςdish, pot, pan
Every word from Ancient Greek λέκος →Every word from Ancient Greek λεκάνη →Every word from Persian لگن →