Where does “Lis” come from?

Lis (Polish) comes from Polish Listopad, from Old Polish listopad, from Proto-Slavic listopadъ, from Proto-Slavic pasti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pāˀstéi, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂sti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Lis (Polish): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “Lis”, step by step

Lis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Listopad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishListopadNovember
2Old PolishlistopadNovember
3Proto-Slaviclistopadъleaf fall; time of leaf fall
4Proto-Slavicpastito pasture; to herd; to fall
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpāˀstéi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂stito guard, to protect; to shepherd
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Proto-Slavic lisъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclisъfox

Words derived from “Lis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂sti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pāˀstéi →