Where does “lizalica” come from?

lizalica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lízati, from Proto-Slavic līzàti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

lizalica (Serbo-Croatian): lollipop

Definitions

  1. lollipop

Ancestry of “lizalica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlízatito lick (to stroke with a tongue)
2Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic līzàti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian lízati →