Where does “wylec” come from?

wylec (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-.

wylec (Polish): to come out in droves

Definitions

  1. to come out in droves

Ancestry of “wylec”, step by step

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