Where does “podlizywać” come from?

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

podlizywać (Polish): to bootlick

Definitions

  1. to bootlick

Ancestry of “podlizywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpodlizaćto bootlick
2Polishlizaćto lick
3Proto-Slaviclizatito lick
4Proto-Balto-Slavicléiźteito lick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “podlizywać”

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