Leka

Appendix:Variations of "leka" Albanian Etymology sq. Mistakenly attributed as an old borrowing from sq grc Ἀλέξανδρος, However, the ks would not evolve into a voiceless velar plosive, usually a h, sh or shk, rendering this origin uncertain. see sq Llesh, sq Lesh. Alternatively, related to sq lekë mountaineer, lord from sq ine-pro *lewk- light, possibly a synonym to Ancient Greek grc Ἀλβανοί a southern Illyrian tribe, from ine-pro *albʰós white. Related to the attested typical Illyrian name Licca, which meant something like "strongman".Lenski Noel Failure of Empire: Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D. 3 March 2003 University of California Press 978-0-520-92853-4 50-51 https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Failure_of_Empire/uvXo39xOV8kC?hl=en According to Baroness Marie Amalie von Godin, Lek, Lekë or Leka were originally the words for the governing Kanun (Albania) Kanun, see sq doke or la lēx. It only became a proper name after the influence of Lekë Dukagjini.Rechtspluralismus in der Islamischen Welt: Gewohnheitsrecht zwischen Staat und Gesellschaft. Reinkowski Maurus Walter de Gruyter 2005 9783110184556 121–142 https://freidok.uni-freiburg.de/fedora/objects/freidok:4368/datastreams/FILE1/content 16 Gewohnheitsrecht im multinationalen Staat: Die Osmanen und der albanische Kanun Pronunciation sq [lɛːka] Proper noun m sq male Declension sq noun References Norwegian Bokmål nb: Proper noun nb proper noun nb municipality co/Trøndelag c/Norway, formerly in nb Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018). Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun nn municipality co/Trøndelag c/Norway (formerly in Nord-Trøndelag) located on an island with the same name.