Where does “лёгкость” come from?

лёгкость (Russian) comes from Russian лёгкий, from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

лёгкость (Russian): easiness, ease; lightness

Definitions

  1. easiness, ease; lightness

Ancestry of “лёгкость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлёгкийlight, lightweight; easy, facile, slight; lucky
2Proto-Slaviclьgъkъlight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lьgъkъ →Every word from Russian лёгкий →