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Where does “обле́чь” come from?

обле́чь (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-.

Ancestry of “обле́чь”, 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 , lie down
5Indo-European*légʰeti—
6Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—

Words derived from “обле́чь”

  • облекать
  • облегать
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →