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Where does “лиза́ть” come from?

лиза́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic лизати, from Proto-Slavic līzàti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

лиза́ть (Russian): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “лиза́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicлизати—
2Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “лиза́ть”

  • лизоблюд
  • облизать
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