Where does “лій” come from?

лій (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic lojь, from Proto-Indo-European loyh₁-.

лій (Ukrainian): tallow

Definitions

  1. tallow

Ancestry of “лій”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclojьtallow, suet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanloyh₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lojь →