Where does “lijevi” come from?

lijevi (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

lijevi (Serbo-Croatian): left; left-wing; sinister

Definitions

  1. left; left-wing; sinister

Ancestry of “lijevi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclěvъleft
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěvъ →
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