English
Zalishchyky
Zalishchyky comes from Ukrainian Залі́щики, from ліс ‘forest’, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lěsъ‘tree, forest’reconstructed
- Ukrainianmodernлісlis‘forest’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernЗалі́щикиZalíščyky
- EnglishtodayZalishchyky
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lěsъ‘tree, forest’reconstructed
- Ukrainianmodernлісlis‘forest’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernЗалі́щикиZalíščyky
- EnglishtodayZalishchyky
The story
May be related to ліщи́на (liščýna, “hazel”).
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ
Today it means
name A city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *lěsъ / Zalishchyky