Where does “легкоусвояемый” come from?

легкоусвояемый (Russian) comes from Russian лёгкий, from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

легкоусвояемый (Russian): easily digestible

Definitions

  1. easily digestible

Ancestry of “легкоусвояемый”, step by step

легкоусвояемый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian лёгкий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлёгкийlight, lightweight; easy, facile, slight; lucky
2Proto-Slaviclьgъkъlight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Russian усвоя́емый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianусвоя́емый—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ →Every word from Russian лёгкий →