Where does “zalézt” come from?

zalézt (Czech) comes from Czech lézt, from Old Czech lézti, from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.

zalézt (Czech): to crawl, to creep, to hide away

Definitions

  1. to crawl, to creep, to hide away

Ancestry of “zalézt”, step by step

zalézt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech lézt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechléztto crawl; to climb
2Old Czechléztito crawl
3Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low

via Czech za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzafor; in; API
2Old Czechzain, during
3Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lězti →
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