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Where does “ложач” come from?

ложач (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ло̀жити, from Proto-Slavic ložiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

ложач (Serbo-Croatian): stoker, fireman

Definitions

  1. stoker, fireman

Ancestry of “ложач”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianло̀жити—
2Proto-Slavicložitito lay
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →