Where does “лек” come from?

лек (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

лек (Bulgarian): light; easy, effortless, facile, simple, soft,...

Definitions

  1. light; easy, effortless, facile, simple, soft,...

Ancestry of “лек”, step by step

лек traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclьgъkъlight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Albanian lek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianleklek the currency unit of Albania

Words derived from “лек”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ →