Where does “лестница” come from?

лестница (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic лѣстница, from Proto-Slavic lěstva, from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.

лестница (Russian): stair, staircase; ladder, step

Definitions

  1. stair, staircase; ladder, step

Ancestry of “лестница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicлѣстница—
2Proto-Slaviclěstvaladder?
3Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low

Words derived from “лестница”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lězti →