Where does “selhat” come from?

selhat (Czech) comes 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.

selhat (Czech): to fail

Definitions

  1. to fail

Ancestry of “selhat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlhátto lie
2Old Czechlhátito lie (not be truthful)
3Proto-Slaviclъgatito lie
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclugtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “selhat”

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