Where does “лихо́й” come from?

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

лихо́й (Russian): evil, hard, sinister

Definitions

  1. evil, hard, sinister

Ancestry of “лихо́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicлихъbad; superfluous, excessive, bad
2Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “лихо́й”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lixъ →Every word from Old East Slavic лихъ →