Where does “лизоблюдство” come from?

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

лизоблюдство (Russian): toadyism, sycophancy

Definitions

  1. toadyism, sycophancy

Ancestry of “лизоблюдство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлизоблюдadulator, lickspittle
2Russianлиза́тьto lick
3Old East Slavicлизати—
4Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic līzàti →Every word from Old East Slavic лизати →