Where does “лихъ” come from?
лихъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
лихъ (Old Church Slavonic): superfluous; excessive; bad
Definitions
- superfluous; excessive; bad
Ancestry of “лихъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lixъ | remaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |