Where does “налечь” come from?

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

налечь (Russian): to lean on; to apply oneself to; to wield...

Definitions

  1. to lean on; to apply oneself to; to wield...

Ancestry of “налечь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлечьto lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow
2Old East Slavicлечи—
3Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
5Indo-European*légʰeti—
6Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—

Words derived from “налечь”

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