Where does “lahana” come from?
lahana (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish لحنه, from Greek λάχανο, from Ancient Greek λάχανον, from Ancient Greek λαχαίνω, from Ancient Greek λαγχάνω, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʰ-.
lahana (Turkish): cabbage
Ancestry of “lahana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | لحنه | cabbage, various kinds of "Brassica oleracea" |
| 2 | Greek | λάχανο | cabbage |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λάχανον | garden herb, opposite to wild plants; vegetables;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λαχαίνω | to dig |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαγχάνω | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *lengʰ- | — |