Where does “лежанка” come from?

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

лежанка (Russian): sleeping ledge above a Russian chimney stove;...

Definitions

  1. sleeping ledge above a Russian chimney stove;...

Ancestry of “лежанка”, step by step

лежанка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian лежа́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлежа́тьto lie
2Proto-Slavicležatito lie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Bulgarian лежа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлежаto lie; to be sick in bed, to be laid up, to lie...

Words derived from “лежанка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ležati →Every word from Russian лежа́ть →