Where does “povléci” come from?

povléci (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech vléci, from Old Czech léci, from Proto-Slavic leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.

povléci (Old Czech): to cover

Definitions

  1. to cover

Ancestry of “povléci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvlécito drag, to haul, to tow, to tug
2Old Czechlécito lie down
3Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
5Indo-European*légʰeti—
6Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →