Where does “лестничный” come from?

лестничный (Russian) comes from Russian лестница, 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.

лестничный (Russian): staircase, ladder

Definitions

  1. staircase, ladder

Ancestry of “лестничный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлестницаstair, staircase; ladder, step
2Old East Slavicлѣстница—
3Proto-Slaviclěstvaladder?
4Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lězti →
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