Where does “облизати” come from?

облизати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ukrainian лизати, from Proto-Slavic līzàti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

облизати (Serbo-Croatian): to lick, to lick all over

Definitions

  1. to lick, to lick all over

Ancestry of “облизати”, step by step

облизати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian лизати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлизатиto lick
2Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

via Serbo-Croatian ли́зати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianли́затиto lick (to stroke with a tongue)

Words derived from “облизати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic līzàti →Every word from Ukrainian лизати →