Where does “льстить” come from?

льстить (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic льстити, from Proto-Slavic lьstiti, from Proto-Slavic lьstь, from Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃, from Proto-Germanic listiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

льстить (Russian): to flatter, to adulate; to flatter, to please

Definitions

  1. to flatter, to adulate; to flatter, to please

Ancestry of “льстить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicльстити—
2Proto-Slaviclьstitito deceive, seduce
3Proto-Slaviclьstьruse, decoy; flattery
4Gothic𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃a cunning plan, a scheme, a plot; a wile
5Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

Words derived from “льстить”

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