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Where does “леность” come from?

леность (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic lěnostь, from Proto-Slavic lěnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lēnas, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁-en-os, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

леность (Russian): laziness, indolence, idleness, sloth

Definitions

  1. laziness, indolence, idleness, sloth

Ancestry of “леность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclěnostь—
2Proto-Slaviclěnъlazy; slow
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclēnas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-en-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow
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