Where does “leş” come from?
leş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish لش, from Albanian Lezhë, from Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος, from Ancient Greek λισσός, from Ancient Greek λίς, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.
leş (Turkish): animal carcass, carrion; a human corpse,...
Definitions
- animal carcass, carrion; a human corpse,...
Ancestry of “leş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | لش | — |
| 2 | Albanian | Lezhë | — |
| 3 | Latin | Lissus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λίσσος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λισσός | smooth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λίς | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Λέων | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέων | lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage |