Where does “lies” come from?

lies (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lijes, from Proto-Slavic lěsъ — forest, woods.

lies (Serbo-Croatian): Obsolete spelling of lijes

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of lijes

Ancestry of “lies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlijescoffin; lumber; forest, woods
2Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods
Every word from Proto-Slavic lěsъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian lijes →