Where does “лезть” come from?
лезть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic лѣзти, from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.
лезть (Russian): to climb , to scramble; to clamber, to crawl, to...
Definitions
- to climb , to scramble; to clamber, to crawl, to...
Ancestry of “лезть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | лѣзти | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lězti | to crawl; to climb |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lḗˀźtei | to crawl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁ǵʰ- | to crawl on the ground; low |
Words derived from “лезть”