Where does “połeć” come from?

połeć (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-.

połeć (Polish): a large chunk of salo or meat

Definitions

  1. a large chunk of salo or meat

Ancestry of “połeć”, step by step

połeć 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 Old Polish połeć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpołeć—

Words derived from “połeć”

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