Where does “selhání” come from?

selhání (Czech) comes from Czech selhat, from Czech lhát, from Old Czech lháti, from Proto-Slavic lъgati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lugtei, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

selhání (Czech): failure

Definitions

  1. failure

Ancestry of “selhání”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechselhatto fail
2Czechlhátto lie
3Old Czechlhátito lie (not be truthful)
4Proto-Slaviclъgatito lie
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclugtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lugtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lъgati →
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