Where does “licho” come from?

licho (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian lichy, from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

licho (Lower Sorbian): freely

Definitions

  1. freely

Ancestry of “licho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianlichyfree
2Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lixъ →Every word from Lower Sorbian lichy →