"Leka" meaning in Albanian

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Proper name

IPA: [lɛːka]
Etymology: Uncertain. Mistakenly attributed as an old borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), However, the ks would not evolve into a voiceless velar plosive, usually a h, sh or shk, rendering this origin uncertain. see Llesh, Lesh. Alternatively, related to lekë (“mountaineer, lord”) from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light”), possibly a synonym to Ancient Greek Ἀλβανοί (Albanoí, “a southern Illyrian tribe”), from *albʰós (“white”). According to Baroness Marie Amalie von Godin, Lek, Lekë or Leka were originally the words for the governing Kanun, see doke or Latin lēx. It only became a proper name after the influence of Lekë Dukagjini. Etymology templates: {{unc|sq}} Uncertain, {{der|sq|grc|Ἀλέξανδρος}} Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), {{inh|sq|ine-pro|*lewk-||light}} Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light”), {{cog|la|lēx}} Latin lēx Head templates: {{head|sq|proper noun||{{{2}}}|g=m|head=|sort=}} Leka m, {{sq-proper noun|m}} Leka m
  1. a male given name Wikipedia link: Kanun (Albania), Leka, Norway Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Albanian given names, Albanian male given names
    Sense id: en-Leka-sq-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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