Where does “слагати” come from?

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

слагати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of сло̀жити; to lie

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of сло̀жити; to lie

Ancestry of “слагати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianла̀гатиto lie (when with an object, followed by a dative in western and an accusative in eastern Serbo-Croatian)
2Proto-Slaviclъgatito lie
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclugtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lugtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lъgati →