Where does “ленивый” come from?
ленивый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic лѣнивꙑи, from Proto-Slavic lěnivъ, from Proto-Slavic lěniti, from Proto-Slavic lěnь — laziness.
Ancestry of “ленивый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | лѣнивꙑи | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lěnivъ | lazy; sluggish |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lěniti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | lěnь | laziness |