Where does “ложь” come from?
ложь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic лъжь, from Proto-Slavic lъžь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lewgʰ-.
ложь (Russian): lie, falsehood
Ancestry of “ложь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | лъжь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lъžь | lie |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lewgʰ- | — |
Words derived from “ложь”