Where does “гірськолижний” come from?

гірськолижний (Ukrainian) comes from Bulgarian лижа, from Proto-Slavic līzàti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

гірськолижний (Ukrainian): alpine skiing, skiing, ski

Definitions

  1. alpine skiing, skiing, ski

Ancestry of “гірськолижний”, step by step

гірськолижний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian лижа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлижаto lick
2Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

via Ukrainian гірськи́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгірськи́йmountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic līzàti →Every word from Bulgarian лижа →