Where does “Lichoń” come from?
Lichoń (Polish) comes from Polish Lichy, from Old Polish lichy, from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
Ancestry of “Lichoń”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Lichy | — |
| 2 | Old Polish | lichy | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lixъ | remaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |