Where does “положительный” come from?
положительный (Russian) comes from Russian положи́ть, 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.
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