Where does “лежание” come from?

лежание (Russian) comes from Russian лежа́ть, from Proto-Slavic ležati, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

лежание (Russian): lying down

Definitions

  1. lying down

Ancestry of “лежание”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлежа́тьto lie
2Proto-Slavicležatito lie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ležati →Every word from Russian лежа́ть →