Where does “läžui” come from?

läžui (Veps) comes from Veps läžuda, from Russian лежа́ть, from Proto-Slavic ležati, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

läžui (Veps): patient

Definitions

  1. patient

Ancestry of “läžui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsläžudato be sick/ill
2Russianлежа́тьto lie
3Proto-Slavicležatito lie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ležati →Every word from Russian лежа́ть →
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