Where does “положняк” come from?

положняк (Russian) comes from Russian положение, 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.

положняк (Russian): convicted career criminal (in prison)

Definitions

  1. convicted career criminal (in prison)

Ancestry of “положняк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianположениеposition, location
2Russianположи́тьto put, to lay
3Russianложи́тьto put, to lay (down)
4Old East Slavicложити—
5Proto-Slavicložitito lay
6Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei →