Where does “лешина” come from?
лешина (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian леш, from Ottoman Turkish لاش, from Persian لاش, from Middle Persian lšt — corpse.
лешина (Serbo-Croatian): carrion; carcass
Ancestry of “лешина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | леш | carcass; cadaver; corpse |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | لاش | carrion, carcass |
| 3 | Persian | لاش | corpse, carrion; loot, booty, plunder |
| 4 | Middle Persian | lšt | corpse |
Words derived from “лешина”