Where does “lek” come from?

lek (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic lěkъ, from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lek (Serbo-Croatian): medicine

Definitions

  1. medicine

Ancestry of “lek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclěkъremaining, residual
2Gothic𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃doctor, physician
3Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 →