Where does “lis” come from?

lis (Czech) comes from Czech listopad, from Proto-Slavic listopadъ, from Proto-Slavic pasti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pāˀstéi, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂sti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

lis (Czech): press, machine press

Definitions

  1. press, machine press

Ancestry of “lis”, step by step

lis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech listopad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechlistopadNovember
2Proto-Slaviclistopadъleaf fall; time of leaf fall
3Proto-Slavicpastito pasture; to herd; to fall
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpāˀstéi—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂stito guard, to protect; to shepherd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Old Czech lis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechliswinepress
2Proto-Slaviclisъfox
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →