Where does “лѣкъ” come from?
лѣкъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic lěkъ, from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Ancestry of “лѣкъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lěkъ | — |
| 2 | Gothic | 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 | doctor, physician |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |