Where does “лесть” come from?

лесть (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic льсть, from Proto-Slavic lьstь, from Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃, from Proto-Germanic listiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

лесть (Russian): flattery, adulation, cajolery

Definitions

  1. flattery, adulation, cajolery

Ancestry of “лесть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicльстьintrigue; deceit
2Proto-Slaviclьstьruse, decoy; flattery
3Gothic𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃a cunning plan, a scheme, a plot; a wile
4Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

Words derived from “лесть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic listiz →Every word from Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 →