Where does “облекаться” come from?

облекаться (Russian) comes from Russian облекать, 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-.

облекаться (Russian): to put on clothes, to don garment

Definitions

  1. to put on clothes, to don garment

Ancestry of “облекаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоблекатьto clothe (in)
2Russianобле́чьto cover
3Russianлечьto lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow
4Old East Slavicлечи—
5Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
6Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
7Indo-European*légʰeti—
8Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →