Where does “лешинар” come from?
лешинар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian лешина, from Serbo-Croatian леш, from Ottoman Turkish لاش, from Persian لاش, from Middle Persian lšt — corpse.
лешинар (Serbo-Croatian): vulture
Ancestry of “лешинар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | лешина | carrion; carcass |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | леш | carcass; cadaver; corpse |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | لاش | carrion, carcass |
| 4 | Persian | لاش | corpse, carrion; loot, booty, plunder |
| 5 | Middle Persian | lšt | corpse |