Where does “ползучий” come from?

ползучий (Russian) comes from Russian ползти́, from Proto-Slavic *pelsti — to creep, to crawl.

ползучий (Russian): crawling, creeping; creeping

Definitions

  1. crawling, creeping; creeping

Ancestry of “ползучий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianползти́to creep, to crawl
2Proto-Slavic*pelstito creep, to crawl
Every word from Proto-Slavic *pelsti →Every word from Russian ползти́ →
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