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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *leig-
Meaning: pestilence, plague
Old Greek: loi̯gó-s m. `Verderben, Unheil, Tod'
Russ. meaning: смертельная болезнь, мор
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *leîg- vb. abs., *lig-ā̂ f.
Meaning: be ill, illness
Lithuanian: líegti `schwer krank sein, siechen', ligà `Krankheit, Seuche'
Lettish: liga `Krankheit; Malheur, Unglück'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1142
Root: leig-1 und leik- besser oleig-/k-
English meaning: poor, miserable
German meaning: `dürftig, elend; Krankheit, schlechtes Ergehen'
Material: 1. Gr. λοιγός `Verderben, Unheil, Untergang, Tod', λοίγιος `verderblich, tödlich'; ὀλίγος `klein'; alb. lig `böse, mager', ligë `Bosheit, Übel';
lit. ligà `Krankheit', lett. liga `schwerere Krankheit, Seuche', ablaut. lit. pãliegis m. ds.;
2. arm. aɫk`at `arm, dürftig, wenig, knapp'; Subst. `armer Bettler', aɫk`at- anam `bin oder werde arm; nehme ab, werde schwach' (*alik`- aus idg. *oliko-; demnach ist auch das ὀ- von gr. ὀλίγος wohl alt, die Wz. also als *(o)leig-/k- anzusetzen); air. līach `elend, unglücklich'; apr. licuts `klein'.
References: WP. II 398, Trautmann 161;
See also: wohl zu lei-2.
Pages: 667
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