Where does “лежбище” come from?
лежбище (Russian) comes from Russian лежа́ть, from Proto-Slavic ležati, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
лежбище (Russian): ground, rookery, bed, lair; rookery
Definitions
- ground, rookery, bed, lair; rookery
Ancestry of “лежбище”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | лежа́ть | to lie |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ležati | to lie |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |