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Where does “лікар” come from?

лікар (Ukrainian) comes from Slovak lekár, from Proto-Slavic *lěkařь.

лікар (Ukrainian): doctor

Definitions

  1. doctor

Ancestry of “лікар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaklekárdoctor, physician
2Proto-Slavic*lěkařь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *lěkařь →