Where does “lišaj” come from?

lišaj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic lišajь, from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

lišaj (Serbo-Croatian): lichen

Definitions

  1. lichen

Ancestry of “lišaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclišajьlichen
2Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lixъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic lišajь →