Where does “лъжа́” come from?

лъжа́ (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic lъgati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lugtei, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

лъжа́ (Bulgarian): untruth, lie, falsehood

Definitions

  1. untruth, lie, falsehood

Ancestry of “лъжа́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclъgatito lie
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclugtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “лъжа́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lugtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lъgati →