Where does “лечка” come from?

лечка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian за, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

лечка (Serbo-Croatian): a bit

Definitions

  1. a bit

Ancestry of “лечка”, step by step

лечка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Serbo-Croatian ле́чак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianле́чакfor a bit; as little as to serve as medicine
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Serbo-Croatian за →