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Where does “leźć” come from?

leźć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.

leźć (Polish): to go, to walk

Definitions

  1. to go, to walk

Ancestry of “leźć”, step by step

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