Where does “lъža” come from?

lъža (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic lъgati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lugtei, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

lъža (Proto-Slavic): lie

Definitions

  1. lie

Ancestry of “lъža”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclъgatito lie
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclugtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lugtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lъgati →