Where does “лишајче” come from?

лишајче (Macedonian) comes from Serbo-Croatian лишај, from Proto-Slavic lišajь, from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

Ancestry of “лишајче”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлишајlichen
2Proto-Slaviclišajьlichen
3Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
4Proto-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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