Where does “liman” come from?
liman (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish لیمان, from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον, from Ancient Greek λιμήν, from Proto-Indo-European léymō, from Proto-Indo-European ley- — to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...
liman (Romanian): haven; port, harbor; bank
Definitions
- haven; port, harbor; bank
Ancestry of “liman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | لیمان | — |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | λιμένιον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λιμήν | harbor; a haven, retreat, refuge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | léymō | lake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ley- | to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be... |