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

Definitions

  1. to fall; to lie down

Ancestry of “lec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishlec—
2Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
4Indo-European*légʰeti—
5Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—

Words derived from “lec”

Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →