Where does “relikvie” come from?

relikvie (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin reliquiae, from Latin relinquō, from Latin linquō, from Proto-Italic linkʷō, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

relikvie (Norwegian Nynorsk): a relic

Definitions

  1. a relic

Ancestry of “relikvie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreliquiaeremains, relics; remnants; survivors
2Latinrelinquōto abandon, forsake, desert
3Latinlinquōto leave, quit, forsake, depart from
4Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti →Every word from Proto-Italic linkʷō →