Where does “леп” come from?

леп (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian хле́б, from Old East Slavic хлѣбъ, from Proto-Slavic xlěbъ, from Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

леп (Serbo-Croatian): nice, pretty

Definitions

  1. nice, pretty

Ancestry of “леп”, step by step

леп traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian хле́б

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхле́бbread
2Old East Slavicхлѣбъbread
3Proto-Slavicxlěbъbread
4Gothic𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃bread
5Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

via Old Church Slavonic лѣпъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicлѣпъbeautiful
2Proto-Slaviclěpъglue; beautiful
3Proto-Slaviclěpitito smear; to stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “леп”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 →Every word from Proto-Slavic xlěbъ →