Where does “lipsi” come from?
lipsi (Romanian) comes from Greek λείψω, from Greek λείπω, from Ancient Greek λείπω, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
lipsi (Romanian): to deprive; to be absent, to be missing, to lack;...
Definitions
- to deprive; to be absent, to be missing, to lack;...
Ancestry of “lipsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | λείψω | — |
| 2 | Greek | λείπω | absent, missing; lack |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λείπω | I leave, leave behind; I leave alone, release; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |