Where does “полёгать” come from?
полёгать (Russian) comes from Russian полечь, from Russian лечь, from Old East Slavic лечи, from Proto-Slavic leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.
полёгать (Russian): to grab or lift (something) shortly, in order to guesstimate or feel the weight of; to heft
Definitions
- to grab or lift (something) shortly, in order to guesstimate or feel the weight of; to heft
Ancestry of “полёгать”, step by step
полёгать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian полечь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | полечь | to die or be killed in battle of all or many people |
| 2 | Russian | лечь | to lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | лечи | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | leťi | to lie, lie down |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | legtei | to lie (be in a resting position), lie down |
| 6 | Indo-European | *légʰeti | — |
| 7 | Indo-European | legʰ- | — |
via Russian лёгать
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лёгать | to grab or lift (something) shortly, in order to guesstimate or feel the weight of; to heft |