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
Ancestry of “лихость”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | лихо́й | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | лихъ | bad; superfluous, excessive, bad |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lixъ | remaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |