Where does “полечь” come from?

полечь (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-.

полечь (Russian): to die or be killed in battle of all or many people

Definitions

  1. to die or be killed in battle of all or many people

Ancestry of “полечь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлечьto lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow
2Old East Slavicлечи—
3Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
5Indo-European*légʰeti—
6Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—

Words derived from “полечь”

Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →