Where does “lichy” come from?

lichy (Silesian) comes from Old Polish lichy, from Proto-Slavic lixъ, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

lichy (Silesian): lousy, flimsy, crummy, miserable, shoddy, poor, pitiful

Definitions

  1. lousy, flimsy, crummy, miserable, shoddy, poor, pitiful

Ancestry of “lichy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishlichyunjust, wicked, bad
2Proto-Slaviclixъremaining, unnecessary, superfluous, bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lixъ →Every word from Old Polish lichy →