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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishLichylousy, flimsy, crummy, miserable, shoddy, poor, pitiful
2Old Polishlichyunjust, wicked, bad
3Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lixъ →Every word from Old Polish lichy →