köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp-der. Proto-Slavic *lьnǫtideverb. Proto-Slavic *lěpъ Proto-Slavic *lěpъ Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Slavic *-jьjь Proto-Slavic *lěpe Old Polish lepiej Polish lepiej Inherited from Old Polish lepiej. In noun sense 1 coined by Polish literary scholar and translator Michał Rusinek.
Lepiej się już zbieraj, bo spóźnisz się na pociąg.
Już lepiej się pouczmy do tej klasówki, bo znowu oblejemy.
köken: The verbal meaning comes directly from Old Georgian უნდა, which used to be the imperfect, thus the -დ- screeve marker, the modern form created required screeves (უნდოდა, უნდოდეს).