Where does “lip” come from?

lip (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic lěpъ, from Proto-Slavic lěpiti, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lip (Serbo-Croatian): nice, pretty

Definitions

  1. nice, pretty

Ancestry of “lip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclěpъglue; beautiful
2Proto-Slaviclěpitito smear; to stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěpiti →