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

  1. superfluous; excessive; bad

Ancestry of “лихъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “лихъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lixъ →