Where does “lekkoduch” come from?

lekkoduch (Polish) comes from Polish Duch, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

lekkoduch (Polish): airhead

Definitions

  1. airhead

Ancestry of “lekkoduch”, step by step

lekkoduch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Duch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishDuchghost
2Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Polish Lekki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishLekkilight
2Old Polishlekkilight
3Proto-Slaviclьgъkъlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás →