Where does “liska” come from?

liska (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Polish liść, from Proto-Slavic listъ — leaf.

liska (Serbo-Croatian): leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf

Ancestry of “liska”, step by step

liska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish liść

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishliśćleaf; bitch slap
2Proto-Slaviclistъleaf

via Proto-Slavic lysъka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclysъkacoot (any bird of the genus Fulica)
Every word from Proto-Slavic listъ →Every word from Polish liść →