Where does “levrek” come from?
levrek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish لورك, from Greek λαβράκι, from Ancient Greek λάβραξ, from Ancient Greek λάβρος, from Proto-Indo-European rabʰros.
levrek (Turkish): bass; perch
Ancestry of “levrek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | لورك | — |
| 2 | Greek | λαβράκι | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λάβραξ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λάβρος | <br>; furious, boisterous; huge, mighty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rabʰros | — |