левый

Russian

adj
Definitions
  • left, left-hand
  • (nautical) port
  • left-wing, leftist
  • counterfeit
  • (slang) wrong, strange, unsuitable, impertinent

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic лѣвъ (left, wrong, evil) inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěvъ inherited from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwo-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leh₂iwo-

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