Where does “полезть” come from?

полезть (Russian) comes from Russian лезть, from Old East Slavic лѣзти, from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.

полезть (Russian): to climb (up, on to), to scramble

Definitions

  1. to climb (up, on to), to scramble

Ancestry of “полезть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлезтьto climb (up, on to), to scramble
2Old East Slavicлѣзти—
3Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lězti →
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