Where does “залечь” come from?

залечь (Russian) comes from Russian лечь, from Old East Slavic лечи, from Proto-Slavic leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.

залечь (Russian): to lie; to lie in hiding; to drop flat

Definitions

  1. to lie; to lie in hiding; to drop flat

Ancestry of “залечь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлечьto lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow
2Old East Slavicлечи—
3Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
5Indo-European*légʰeti—
6Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →