Where does “lijek” come from?
lijek (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...
lijek (Serbo-Croatian): medicine, cure
Ancestry of “lijek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lěkъ | — |
| 2 | Gothic | 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 | doctor, physician |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |