Where does “лизоблюд” come from?

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

лизоблюд (Russian): adulator, lickspittle

Definitions

  1. adulator, lickspittle

Ancestry of “лизоблюд”, step by step

лизоблюд traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian лиза́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлиза́тьto lick
2Old East Slavicлизати—
3Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

via Russian блю́до

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianблю́доdish, food
2Proto-Slavicbľudodish, plate
3Proto-GermanicbeudazThat on which something is offered; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “лизоблюд”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic līzàti →Every word from Old East Slavic лизати →