Where does “ляв” come from?

ляв (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ, from Proto-Slavic lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

ляв (Bulgarian): left, left-hand

Definitions

  1. left, left-hand

Ancestry of “ляв”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicлѣвъleft
2Proto-Slaviclěvъleft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “ляв”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěvъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ →