Where does “poległy” come from?

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

poległy (Polish): fallen

Definitions

  1. fallen

Ancestry of “poległy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpołeća large chunk of salo or meat
2Polishlecto fall; to lie down
3Old Polishlec—
4Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
6Indo-European*légʰeti—
7Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →