Lego

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Etymology

Compare with Greek «λέγω - legó» - "I say, speak; I mean, mention, I call, name, I tell, command".

1. The triliteral root lām sīn nūn (ل س ن), according to corpus.quran.com, occurs in the Quran 25 times. See in the "Tongue".

2. The triliteral root lām ghayn wāw (ل غ و), according to corpus.quran.com, occurs in the Quran 11 times.

3. Compare with Russian «ложь», from Proto-Germanic «leuganą» - "to lie, to tell a falsehood", from Proto-Indo-European «lewgʰ-» - "to lie, to tell a falsehood".

4. Lat. «Legion» - The major unit or division of the Roman army, from lat. «Lego» - "collect, gather, bring together".