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Where does “ложбина” come from?

ложбина (Russian) comes from Russian ложиться, from Russian ложи́ть, from Old East Slavic ложити, from Proto-Slavic ložiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

ложбина (Russian): hollow, depression, shallow ravine; depression

Definitions

  1. hollow, depression, shallow ravine; depression

Ancestry of “ложбина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianложитьсяto lie down; to fall, to cover; passive of...
2Russianложи́ть—
3Old East Slavicложити—
4Proto-Slavicložitito lay
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “ложбина”

  • ложбинка
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