Where does “лівша” come from?

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

лівша (Ukrainian): lefty, left-hander, left-handed person, southpaw

Definitions

  1. lefty, left-hander, left-handed person, southpaw

Ancestry of “лівша”, step by step

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