Where does “lika” come from?

lika (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic slīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

lika (Proto-Finnic): dirt, filth, mud

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth, mud

Ancestry of “lika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslīkazslick, smooth; sleek, smooth
2Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “lika”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaz →