Where does “лени́вый” come from?

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

лени́вый (Russian): lazy (unwilling to work)

Definitions

  1. lazy (unwilling to work)

Ancestry of “лени́вый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicлѣнивꙑи—
2Proto-Slaviclěnivъlazy; sluggish
3Proto-Slaviclěniti—
4Proto-Slaviclěnьlaziness

Words derived from “лени́вый”

Every word from Proto-Slavic lěnь →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěniti →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěnivъ →