Where does “лгать” come from?

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

лгать (Russian): to lie, to tell lies

Definitions

  1. to lie, to tell lies

Ancestry of “лгать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclъgatito lie
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclugtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “лгать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lugtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lъgati →