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

Definitions

  1. lyric

Ancestry of “лирика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianли̑раlyre
2Latinlirathe earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge;...
3Proto-Italicloizāfurrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlóyseh₂following, track; furrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lóyseh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic loizā →