Where does “лечь” come from?

лечь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic лечи, from Proto-Slavic leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.

лечь (Russian): to lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow

Definitions

  1. to lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow

Ancestry of “лечь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicлечи—
2Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
4Indo-European*légʰeti—
5Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—

Words derived from “лечь”

Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →