Where does “облизень” come from?

облизень (Ukrainian) comes from Serbo-Croatian облизати, from Ukrainian лизати, from Proto-Slavic līzàti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

облизень (Ukrainian): rejection (usually a rejection of love from a bachelorette, but more broadly any rejection)

Definitions

  1. rejection (usually a rejection of love from a bachelorette, but more broadly any rejection)

Ancestry of “облизень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоблизатиto lick, to lick all over
2Ukrainianлизатиto lick
3Proto-Slaviclīzàtito lick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic līzàti →Every word from Ukrainian лизати →