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Where does “lenoch” come from?

lenoch (Czech) comes from Czech líný, from Old Czech [[léní]], [[léný]], from Proto-Slavic lěnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lēnas, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁-en-os, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

lenoch (Czech): lazybones, sluggard

Definitions

  1. lazybones, sluggard

Ancestry of “lenoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlínýlazy
2Old Czech[[léní]], [[léný]]—
3Proto-Slaviclěnъlazy; slow
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclēnas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-en-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow
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