Where does “облекать” come from?

облекать (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-.

облекать (Russian): to clothe (in)

Definitions

  1. to clothe (in)

Ancestry of “облекать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобле́чьto cover
2Russianлечьto lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow
3Old East Slavicлечи—
4Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
6Indo-European*légʰeti—
7Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—

Words derived from “облекать”

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