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Where does “lišajь” come from?

lišajь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

Ancestry of “lišajь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “lišajь”

  • liszaj
  • лишај
  • lišaj
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →