Where does “ležati” come from?

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

ležati (Slovene): to lie

Definitions

  1. to lie

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 →
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