Where does “лирика” come from?
лирика (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ли̑ра, from Latin lira, from Proto-Italic loizā, from Proto-Indo-European lóyseh₂, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.
лирика (Serbo-Croatian): lyric
Ancestry of “лирика”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ли̑ра | — |
| 2 | Latin | lira | the earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | loizā | furrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lóyseh₂ | following, track; furrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leys- | to trace, to track |