Etymology Explorer › Russian

Where does “ли́га” come from?

ли́га (Russian) comes from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “ли́га”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ли́га”

  • լիգա
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →