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Lipetsk
Lipetsk comes from Russian ли́пец ‘July’, from Proto-Slavic *lipa ‘lime tree’, and ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ.
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*léiˀpāˀ‘linden tree’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lipa‘lime tree’reconstructed
- Russianmodernли́пец‘July’
- Russian, derivedmodernЛи́пецк
- EnglishtodayLipetsk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*léiˀpāˀ‘linden tree’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lipa‘lime tree’reconstructed
- Russianmodernли́пец‘July’
- Russian, derivedmodernЛи́пецк
- EnglishtodayLipetsk
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick, smear’
life, leave, live, living, twelve, eleven, lib, lipid, lave, lipa, 19 more
Today it means
name An oblast of Russia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Balto-Slavic *léiˀpāˀ / Lipetsk