Where does “лѣстница” come from?

лѣстница (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic lěstva, from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.

Ancestry of “лѣстница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclěstvaladder?
2Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low

Words derived from “лѣстница”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lězti →