Where does “lěnivъ” come from?

lěnivъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic lěniti, from Proto-Slavic lěnь — laziness.

lěnivъ (Proto-Slavic): lazy; sluggish

Definitions

  1. lazy; sluggish

Ancestry of “lěnivъ”, step by step

lěnivъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic lěniti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclěniti
2Proto-Slaviclěnьlaziness

via Proto-Slavic ivъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicivъ

Words derived from “lěnivъ

Every word from Proto-Slavic lěnьEvery word from Proto-Slavic lěniti