Where does “лѫчити” come from?
лѫчити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic lǫčiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lánkīˀtei, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lenk- — to bend.
лѫчити (Old Church Slavonic): to separate; to divide
Ancestry of “лѫчити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lǫčiti | to separate |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lánkīˀtei | to cause to bend |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lenk- | to bend |