Where does “lišejník” come from?

lišejník (Czech) comes from Czech lišej, from Old Czech lišěj, from Proto-Slavic lišajь, from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

lišejník (Czech): lichen

Definitions

  1. lichen

Ancestry of “lišejník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlišejeczema
2Old Czechlišěj—
3Proto-Slaviclišajьlichen
4Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lixъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic lišajь →
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