Where does “naprzemianległy” come from?

naprzemianległy (Polish) comes from Polish lec, from Old Polish lec, from Proto-Slavic leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.

naprzemianległy (Polish): alternating, alternate

Definitions

  1. alternating, alternate

Ancestry of “naprzemianległy”, step by step

naprzemianległy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlecto fall; to lie down
2Old Polishlec
3Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
5Indo-European*légʰeti
6Indo-Europeanlegʰ-

via Polish na przemian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishna przemianalternately, by turns
Every word from Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Indo-European *légʰetiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei