Where does “položiti” come from?
položiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ložiti, from Proto-Slavic ložiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
položiti (Serbo-Croatian): to lay, put, place; to take or pass an...
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- to lay, put, place; to take or pass an...
Ancestry of “položiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ložiti | to stoke; to light, ignite |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ložiti | to lay |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lágīˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | logʰ-éye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |