Where does “лихость” come from?

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

лихость (Russian): bravery, daring

Definitions

  1. bravery, daring

Ancestry of “лихость”, 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 →