Lechia

Lechia is an ancient name of Poland, and the historical homeland name of the Sorbs, Silesians and Polabians.^[1]^[2] The name stemming from the legendary founder and supposed ruler Lech (a common first name today). The root syllable survives in several European languages and in some Central Asian and Middle Eastern names designating Poland, for example:

Leasir in Old Norse
Lenkija in Lithuanian
Lehia in Romanian
Λεχία in Greek
Lengyelország in Hungarian
Lehastan in Armenian
Lehistan in Ottoman Turkish, Gagauz, Kumyk, Crimean Turkish and Kurdi
Lehistan tarihi in Turkish
Лихѧна in Church Slavonic
Лахьыбзэ in Kabardian
Ləhistan/Löhüstan (لهستان) in Middle Azerbaijani
Lahestan/Lehestan (لهستان) in Persian
Lechorum in Latin
Lähistan (لەھىستان) in Uighur
Läxstan in Tatar, Bashkir and Siberian Tatar
Liachistan, Liachija, Lech Jer, Liach, Liach Bijligi in Karaim

According to legend, the name derives from the first ruler of Poland, Lech. It is also the root of the term Lechitic languages, Silesia, Leszno and Legnica.

Historical west border names are komonly known as Limes Sorabicus and Limes Saxoniae.

Several Polish sports organizations have adopted the name Lechia. The best-known example is Lechia Gdańsk. Other examples include Lechia Lwów and Lechia Zielona Góra. In the People's Republic of Poland, the Nivea branch located in Poznań was named the Pollena-Lechia Cosmetics Factory (Fabryka Kosmetyków Pollena-Lechia).

References

^ "Laesir is the Old Norse term for the Ljachar, a people originating at the river Vistula in Poland". [in:] Theodore Murdock Andersson, Kari Ellen Gade Morkinskinna : The Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030-1157). ISBN 978-0-8014-3694-9 p. 471; "The word here for Poles is "Laesum" – the dative plural from a nominative plural "Laesir". This clearly is derived from the old name for Pole – "Lyakh", since in the course of the Slavonic paradigm -kh- becomes -s-in accordance with the "second palatalization" and the addition of the regular Norse plural ending of -ir- [...] [in:] The Ukrainian review. 1963. p. 70
^ Pritsak, Omeljan; Hryshevs'kyi, Mykhailo S (1981). The Origin of Rus': Old Scandinavian sources other than the sagas. Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute monograph series. Vol. 1 of The Origin of Rus'. Harvard University Press. p. 300. ISBN 9780674644656. Retrieved 20 July 2020. [...] 'eastern Wends,' meaning obviously the Vjatyci/Radimici, Laesir 'Poles' or 'Western Slavs' (cf. Old Rus'ian ljaxy) [...].

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[1] "Laesir is the Old Norse term for the Ljachar, a people originating at the river Vistula in Poland". [in:] Theodore Murdock Andersson, Kari Ellen Gade Morkinskinna : The Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030-1157). ISBN 978-0-8014-3694-9 p. 471; "The word here for Poles is "Laesum" – the dative plural from a nominative plural "Laesir". This clearly is derived from the old name for Pole – "Lyakh", since in the course of the Slavonic paradigm -kh- becomes -s-in accordance with the "second palatalization" and the addition of the regular Norse plural ending of -ir- [...] [in:] The Ukrainian review. 1963. p. 70

[2] Pritsak, Omeljan; Hryshevs'kyi, Mykhailo S (1981). The Origin of Rus': Old Scandinavian sources other than the sagas. Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute monograph series. Vol. 1 of The Origin of Rus'. Harvard University Press. p. 300. ISBN 9780674644656. Retrieved 20 July 2020. [...] 'eastern Wends,' meaning obviously the Vjatyci/Radimici, Laesir 'Poles' or 'Western Slavs' (cf. Old Rus'ian ljaxy) [...].

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