Where does “лагати” come from?
лагати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic lъgati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lugtei, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
Ancestry of “лагати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lъgati | to lie |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lugtei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |