Lehistan

Lehistan

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Bu   gelişmeler   üzerine   Sarı
  Süleyman   Paşa  " Lehistan
Lehistan
 Serdarı"  tayin  edildi.

Upon these developments, Sarı Süleyman Pasha was appointed "Polish Serdari".

Meaning

synonym of Polonya, Poland (a country in Central Europe)

Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish لهستان (Lehistan), from له (Leh, “Pole”) + ـستان (-istan, “-land”), from Old Ruthenian лѧхъ (ljax, “Pole”), from Old East Slavic лѧхъ (lęxŭ, “Pole”), from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ (“heath-dweller”). Equivalent to Leh (“Pole”) + -istan (“-land”). Cognates with Uyghur لەهىستان.

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