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

Definitions

  1. to crawl

Ancestry of “lesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lězti →
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