Where does “лихач” come from?

лихач (Russian) comes from Russian лихо́й, from Old East Slavic лихъ, from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

лихач (Russian): daredevil, brave man

Definitions

  1. daredevil, brave man

Ancestry of “лихач”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлихо́йevil, hard, sinister
2Old East Slavicлихъbad; superfluous, excessive, bad
3Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lixъ →Every word from Old East Slavic лихъ →