Where does “липсавати” come from?
липсавати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ли̏псати, from Ancient Greek ἔλειψα, from Ancient Greek λείπω, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
липсавати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of ли̏псати
Definitions
- imperfective form of ли̏псати
Ancestry of “липсавати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ли̏псати | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔλειψα | first-person singular aorist indicative active of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λείπω | I leave, leave behind; I leave alone, release; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |