Where does “положи́ть” come from?

положи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian ложи́ть, from Old East Slavic ложити, from Proto-Slavic ložiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

положи́ть (Russian): to put, to lay

Definitions

  1. to put, to lay

Ancestry of “положи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianложи́тьto put, to lay (down)
2Old East Slavicложити—
3Proto-Slavicložitito lay
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “положи́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei →