Where does “ležati” come from?

ležati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ležati, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

ležati (Serbo-Croatian): to lie, recline; to be situated, be located

Definitions

  1. to lie, recline; to be situated, be located

Ancestry of “ležati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicležatito lie
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ležati →