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Where does “likъ” come from?

likъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Germanic laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

likъ (Proto-Slavic): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “likъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “likъ”

  • лик
  • личина
  • облик
  • безликий
  • lik
  • bezlik
  • naslikati
  • slikati
  • облик
  • slika
  • lik
  • oblik
  • слика
  • лик
  • лик
  • лік
  • лічыць
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