Where does “ležiä” come from?

ležiä (Votic) comes from Russian лежа́ть, from Proto-Slavic ležati, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

ležiä (Votic): to lie be in a lying position, as in a bed

Definitions

  1. to lie be in a lying position, as in a bed

Ancestry of “ležiä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлежа́тьto 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 Russian лежа́ть →