Where does “ľstivý” come from?

ľstivý (Slovak) comes from Slovak lesť, from Proto-Slavic lьstь, from Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃, from Proto-Germanic listiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

ľstivý (Slovak): sly, cunning

Definitions

  1. sly, cunning

Ancestry of “ľstivý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaklesťtrick, ruse; stratagem
2Proto-Slaviclьstьruse, decoy; flattery
3Gothic𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃a cunning plan, a scheme, a plot; a wile
4Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic listiz →Every word from Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 →