Where does “lec” come from?
lec (Polish) comes from Old Polish lec, from Proto-Slavic leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.
lec (Polish): to fall; to lie down
Ancestry of “lec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Polish | lec | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | leťi | to lie, lie down |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | legtei | to lie , lie down |
| 4 | Indo-European | *légʰeti | — |
| 5 | Indo-European | legʰ- | — |