Where does “lîç” come from?
lîç (Northern Kurdish) comes from Armenian լիճ, from Old Armenian լիճ, from Proto-Indo-European lēgyeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.
lîç (Northern Kurdish): pool, reservoir
Ancestry of “lîç”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | լիճ | lake |
| 2 | Old Armenian | լիճ | lake ; pond |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lēgyeh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leg- | to leak |