Where does “lirika” come from?
lirika (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lȋra, from Latin Lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα — lyre, string instrument with a sounding board...
lirika (Serbo-Croatian): lyric
Ancestry of “lirika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | lȋra | — |
| 2 | Latin | Lyra | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λύρα | lyre, string instrument with a sounding board... |