Where does “ла̀гати” come from?

ла̀гати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic lъgati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lugtei, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

ла̀гати (Serbo-Croatian): to lie (when with an object, followed by a dative in western and an accusative in eastern Serbo-Croatian)

Definitions

  1. to lie (when with an object, followed by a dative in western and an accusative in eastern Serbo-Croatian)

Ancestry of “ла̀гати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclъgatito lie
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclugtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “ла̀гати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lugtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lъgati →