Where does “обложи́ть” come from?
обложи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian ложи́ть, from Old East Slavic ложити, from Proto-Slavic ložiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
обложи́ть (Russian): to tax
Definitions
- to tax
Ancestry of “обложи́ть”, step by step
обложи́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ложи́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ложи́ть | to put, to lay (down) |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ложити | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ložiti | to lay |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lágīˀtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | logʰ-éye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |