Where does “облечься” come from?

облечься (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-.

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

Definitions

  1. to put on clothes, to don garment

Ancestry of “облечься”, 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-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →