Where does “залезать” come from?

залезать (Russian) comes from Russian зале́зть, 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.

залезать (Russian): to climb up; to get into, to scramble; to meddle

Definitions

  1. to climb up; to get into, to scramble; to meddle

Ancestry of “залезать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзале́зтьto climb up (finished action)
2Russianлезтьto climb (up, on to), to scramble
3Old East Slavicлѣзти—
4Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lězti →