Leka
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”). Possibly a continuation of Illyrian Personal name Illyrian *Licca[1]
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.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Leka m
- a male given name
References[edit]
- ^ Wilkes, J. 1992. The Illyrians. p. 271
- ^ Reinkowski, Maurus (2005) “Gewohnheitsrecht im multinationalen Staat: Die Osmanen und der albanische Kanun”, in Rechtspluralismus in der Islamischen Welt: Gewohnheitsrecht zwischen Staat und Gesellschaft.[1], volume 16, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 121–142
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Leka
- A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Leka
- A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway (formerly in Nord-Trøndelag) located on an island with the same name.
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- Albanian terms with unknown etymologies
- Albanian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian terms derived from Illyrian
- Albanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian proper nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- Albanian given names
- Albanian male given names
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
- nb:Municipalities of Norway
- nb:Places in Trøndelag
- nb:Places in Norway
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- nn:Municipalities of Norway
- nn:Places in Trøndelag
- nn:Places in Norway