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Where does “-liko” come from?

-liko (Proto-Slavic) comes from Albanian lik, from Proto-Albanian lika, from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ — to leave, to remain.

Ancestry of “-liko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianlik—
2Proto-Albanianlika—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleikʷto leave, to remain

Words derived from “-liko”

  • только
  • tylko
  • toliko
  • toliko
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leikʷ →