Where does “лежа́ти” come from?

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

лежа́ти (Ukrainian): to lie

Definitions

  1. to lie

Ancestry of “лежа́ти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicležatito lie
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “лежа́ти”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ležati →
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