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Where does “ползать” come from?

ползать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pь̀lzati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilźtei.

Ancestry of “ползать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpь̀lzati—
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*pilźtei—

Words derived from “ползать”

  • поползать
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