Where does “лей” come from?
лей (Russian) comes from Romanian leu, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.
лей (Russian): leu; second-person singular imperative...
Definitions
- leu; second-person singular imperative...
Ancestry of “лей”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | leu | lion; leu |
| 2 | Latin | leō | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λέων | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέων | lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage |