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Where does “leťi” come from?

leťi (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.

leťi (Proto-Slavic): to lie, lie down

Definitions

  1. to lie, lie down

Ancestry of “leťi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie , lie down
2Indo-European*légʰeti—
3Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—

Words derived from “leťi”

  • улечься
  • налегать
  • налечь
  • облечь
  • лечь
  • залечь
  • пролечь
  • lec
  • лежи
  • leči
  • лещи
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