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Where does “lěwy” come from?

lěwy (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

lěwy (Lower Sorbian): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “lěwy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclěvъleft
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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