Where does “лепнина” come from?
лепнина (Russian) comes from Russian лепно́й, from Russian лепи́ть, from Proto-Slavic lěpiti, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
лепнина (Russian): relief
Ancestry of “лепнина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | лепно́й | — |
| 2 | Russian | лепи́ть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lěpiti | to smear; to stick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |