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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
1PolishLichy—
2Old Polishlichy—
3Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
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