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Where does “lěvъ” come from?

lěvъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

lěvъ (Proto-Slavic): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “lěvъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “lěvъ”

  • левый
  • levi
  • леви
  • лијеви
  • lijevi
  • лев
  • левы
  • лѣвъ
  • lěwy
  • лѣвъ
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