Where does “podlizać” come from?

podlizać (Polish) comes from Polish lizać, from Proto-Slavic lizati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic léiźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

podlizać (Polish): to bootlick

Definitions

  1. to bootlick

Ancestry of “podlizać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlizaćto lick
2Proto-Slaviclizatito lick
3Proto-Balto-Slavicléiźteito lick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “podlizać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic léiźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lizati →