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Where does “любисток” come from?

любисток (Ukrainian) comes from Polish lubszczek, from Middle High German lübestecke, from Latin ligusticum, from Latin ligusticus, from Ancient Greek Λῐγῠστῐκός, from Ancient Greek Λίγυς, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Ancestry of “любисток”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlubszczek—
2Middle High Germanlübestecke—
3LatinligusticumA plant indigenous to Liguria; lovage
4LatinligusticusLigurian
5Ancient GreekΛῐγῠστῐκόςLigurian
6Ancient GreekΛίγυςone of the Ligures; a Ligurian; an inhabitant of...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “любисток”

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