Where does “ленивица” come from?

ленивица (Russian) comes from Russian лени́вый, from Old East Slavic лѣнивꙑи, from Proto-Slavic lěnivъ, from Proto-Slavic lěniti, from Proto-Slavic lěnь — laziness.

ленивица (Russian): a female lazy person, lazybones

Definitions

  1. a female lazy person, lazybones

Ancestry of “ленивица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлени́выйlazy (unwilling to work)
2Old East Slavicлѣнивꙑи—
3Proto-Slaviclěnivъlazy; sluggish
4Proto-Slaviclěniti—
5Proto-Slaviclěnьlaziness
Every word from Proto-Slavic lěnь →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěniti →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěnivъ →