Mêtî

linze

(Îngilîzî)

  1. (feminine) lentil, the plant Lens culinaris (legume)
  2. (feminine) lentil, the seed of Lens culinaris (pulse)

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈlɪn.zə/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle Dutch lins, lynsen, from Middle High German linse, from Old High German linsa, likely a borrowing from an unidentified source. Compare Latin lēns, Lithuanian lęšis, and Old Church Slavonic лѧща (lęšta) sounding too similar for a coincidence, however different enough to prohibit reconstruction of a common PIE protoform. If ultimately a non-IE loanword, locating the source is virtually impossible because cultivation of lentil was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.

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