Where does “lezat” come from?

lezat (Indonesian) comes from Proto-Slavic ležati, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lezat (Indonesian): delicious

Definitions

  1. delicious

Ancestry of “lezat”, step by step

lezat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic ležati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicležatito lie
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Malay lazat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylazatdelicious
2Arabicلَذَّة—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ležati →