Where does “ліга” come from?

ліга (Ukrainian) comes from French ligue, from Middle French ligue, from Italian lega, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ліга (Ukrainian): league, association, society

Definitions

  1. league, association, society

Ancestry of “ліга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchligueleague; inflection of liguer: ##...
2Middle Frenchligue—
3Italianlegaleague, gang
4Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
5Latinligōhoe, mattock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Italian legare →