Where does “влезать” come from?
влезать (Russian) comes from Russian влезть, from Russian лезть, from Old East Slavic лѣзти, from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.
влезать (Russian): to get into (something, also figurative), to climb into, to scramble into
Definitions
- to get into (something, also figurative), to climb into, to scramble into
Ancestry of “влезать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | влезть | to get into (something, also figurative), to climb into, to scramble into |
| 2 | Russian | лезть | to climb (up, on to), to scramble |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | лѣзти | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | lězti | to crawl; to climb |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lḗˀźtei | to crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁ǵʰ- | to crawl on the ground; low |