Where does “lesti” come from?
lesti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.
lesti (Slovene): to crawl
Ancestry of “lesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lězti | to crawl; to climb |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lḗˀźtei | to crawl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁ǵʰ- | to crawl on the ground; low |