Where does “lie-” come from?
lie- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ley- — to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...
Ancestry of “lie-”, step by step
lie- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European ley-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ley- | to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be... |
via Proto-Indo-European lī-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | lī- | to pour, to flow, to drip |