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Where does “lihvariti” come from?

lihvariti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lȉhva, from Proto-Slavic lixva, from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

lihvariti (Serbo-Croatian): to practice usury, to lend money at exorbitant...

Definitions

  1. to practice usury, to lend money at exorbitant...

Ancestry of “lihvariti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlȉhva—
2Proto-Slaviclixva—
3Gothic𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰—
4Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
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