Where does “лакати” come from?

лакати (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic lokati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lak-.

лакати (Old East Slavic): to lap

Definitions

  1. to lap

Ancestry of “лакати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclokatito lap
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclak-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lak- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lokati →