Where does “лињати” come from?

лињати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Celtic linati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

лињати (Serbo-Croatian): to molt

Definitions

  1. to molt

Ancestry of “лињати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlinatito stick, to cling
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic linati →