Per Derksen, we must reconstruct a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European root *pelHǵʰ- with a laryngeal due to the Balto-Slavic acute on the root. Probably connected with *pȏlzъ(“sledge runner? reptile? plough sole? ("crawling thing")”); possibly connected with Old High Germanfelga(“felly, harrow”). Chernykh notes the difficulties with this root but suggests a possible relationship with Proto-Slavic*polsà(“strip”), with an alternation between voiced and voiceless consonants sometimes observed in other roots.
Chakavian Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Orbanići" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.: pūzȁt, 1sg. pũže
vol=2 Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “по́лзать”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN
Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pь̀lzati”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 427
Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ползу́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress