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Where does “облегать” come from?

облегать (Russian) comes from Russian обле́чь, 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-.

облегать (Russian): to cover; to fit tightly, to cling

Definitions

  1. to cover; to fit tightly, to cling

Ancestry of “облегать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобле́чь—
2Russianлечьto lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow
3Old East Slavicлечи—
4Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie , lie down
6Indo-European*légʰeti—
7Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →