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

Definitions

  1. pool, reservoir

Ancestry of “lîç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianլիճlake
2Old Armenianլիճlake freshwater or saltwater; pond
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēgyeh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēgyeh₂ →Every word from Old Armenian լիճ →