Where does “лих” come from?

лих (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic лихъ, from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

лих (Bulgarian): nimble, lithe

Definitions

  1. nimble, lithe

Ancestry of “лих”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicлихъsuperfluous; excessive; bad
2Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lixъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic лихъ →