Where does “lixx” come from?

lixx (Maltese) comes from Italian liscio, from Latin lisius, from Polish Lis, from Polish Listopad, from Old Polish listopad, from Proto-Slavic listopadъ, from Proto-Slavic pasti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pāˀstéi — to protect; to shepherd.

lixx (Maltese): smooth

Definitions

  1. smooth

Ancestry of “lixx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlisciosmooth, sleek, polished; simple; neat, straight
2Latinlisius
3PolishLisfox
4PolishListopadNovember
5Old PolishlistopadNovember
6Proto-Slaviclistopadъleaf fall; time of leaf fall
7Proto-Slavicpastito pasture; to herd; to fall
8Proto-Balto-Slavicpāˀstéi
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂stito guard, to protect; to shepherd
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-
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