Where does “лівиця” come from?

лівиця (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian лі́вий, from Proto-Slavic lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

лівиця (Ukrainian): left hand

Definitions

  1. left hand

Ancestry of “лівиця”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлі́вийleft
2Proto-Slaviclěvъleft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →