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-.
обле́чь (Russian): to cover
Definitions
- to cover
Ancestry of “обле́чь”, step by step
обле́чь traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian лечь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лечь | to lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | лечи | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | leťi | to lie, lie down |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | legtei | to lie (be in a resting position), lie down |
| 5 | Indo-European | *légʰeti | — |
| 6 | Indo-European | legʰ- | — |
via Old Church Slavonic облѣщи
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | облѣщи | to clothe |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | velťi | to drag |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | welk- | — |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |