Where does “улечься” come from?

улечься (Russian) comes 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-.

улечься (Russian): to lie down; to settle; to calm down, to subside

Definitions

  1. to lie down; to settle; to calm down, to subside

Ancestry of “улечься”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлечьto lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow
2Old East Slavicлечи—
3Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
5Indo-European*légʰeti—
6Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →