Where does “lip-” come from?

lip- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Ancestry of “lip-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “lip-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →