Where does “lik” come from?

lik (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic likъ, from Proto-Germanic laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lik (Polish): quantity, amount, number

Definitions

  1. quantity, amount, number

Ancestry of “lik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclikъface
2Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “lik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic likъ →