Where does “лежачий” come from?

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

лежачий (Ukrainian): lying, recumbent

Definitions

  1. lying, recumbent

Ancestry of “лежачий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлежа́тиto lie
2Proto-Slavicležatito lie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ležati →Every word from Ukrainian лежа́ти →