Where does “ляво” come from?

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

ляво (Bulgarian): left side

Definitions

  1. left side

Ancestry of “ляво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлявleft, left-hand
2Old Church Slavonicлѣвъleft
3Proto-Slaviclěvъleft
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěvъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ →