English
lishenets
Lishenets comes from Russian лише́нец, from лиша́ть ‘to deprive, to disenfranchise’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leykʷ-‘to leave’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lišiti‘to deprive of’reconstructed
- Russianmodernлиши́ть‘to deprive, to rob, to bereave’
- Russian, derivedmodernлиша́тьlišátʹ‘to deprive, to disenfranchise’
- Russian, derivedmodernлише́нецlišénec
- Englishtodaylishenets
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leykʷ-‘to leave’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lišiti‘to deprive of’reconstructed
- Russianmodernлиши́ть‘to deprive, to rob, to bereave’
- Russian, derivedmodernлиша́тьlišátʹ‘to deprive, to disenfranchise’
- Russian, derivedmodernлише́нецlišénec
- Englishtodaylishenets
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave’
loan, lend, relic, elliptical, delinquent, elliptic, relinquish, delinquency, ellipse, ecliptic, ellipsis, 11 more
Today it means
noun A person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- / lishenets