Where does “лив” come from?

лив (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

лив (Bulgarian): flood, inundation

Definitions

  1. flood, inundation

Ancestry of “лив”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lixъ →