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

  1. imperfective form of ли̏псати

Ancestry of “липсавати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianли̏псатиto die of horse or bovine
2Ancient Greekἔλειψαfirst-person singular aorist indicative active of...
3Ancient GreekλείπωI leave, leave behind; I leave alone, release; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λείπω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔλειψα →