Where does โ€œlavicaโ€ come from?

lavica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lav, from Proto-Slavic lัŒvัŠ, from Gothic ๐Œป๐Œฐ๐Œน๐…๐Œฐ, from Proto-Germanic lewรด, from Proto-Germanic -รด, from Proto-Indo-European -ล โ€” Derives nouns from roots.

lavica (Serbo-Croatian): lioness

Definitions

  1. lioness

Ancestry of โ€œlavicaโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlavlion; Leo
2Proto-SlaviclัŒvัŠlion
3Gothic๐Œป๐Œฐ๐Œน๐…๐Œฐlion animal
4Proto-Germaniclewรดscythe
5Proto-Germanic-รด-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
6Proto-Indo-European-ลDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ล โ†’Every word from Proto-Germanic -รด โ†’Every word from Proto-Germanic lewรด โ†’