Where does “отлежа́ть” come from?

отлежа́ть (Russian) comes from Russian лежа́ть, from Proto-Slavic ležati, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

отлежа́ть (Russian): to cause (a body part) to fall asleep or go numb

Definitions

  1. to cause (a body part) to fall asleep or go numb

Ancestry of “отлежа́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлежа́тьto lie
2Proto-Slavicležatito lie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “отлежа́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ležati →Every word from Russian лежа́ть →