Where does “lězti” come from?

lězti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.

lězti (Proto-Slavic): to crawl; to climb

Definitions

  1. to crawl; to climb

Ancestry of “lězti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low

Words derived from “lězti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei