Where does “licho” come from?

licho (Polish) comes from Polish Lichy, from Old Polish lichy, from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

licho (Polish): likho, devil, demon, deuce, evil spirit;...

Definitions

  1. likho, devil, demon, deuce, evil spirit;...

Ancestry of “licho”, step by step

licho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Lichy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishLichylousy, flimsy, crummy, miserable, shoddy, poor, pitiful
2Old Polishlichyunjust, wicked, bad
3Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Proto-Slavic lixo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclixo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →