Where does “Letties” come from?
Letties (Afrikaans) comes from Proto-Celtic let-, from Proto-Celtic letos, from Old Czech léto, from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.
Letties (Afrikaans): Latvian; Lettish of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language
Definitions
- Latvian; Lettish of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language
Ancestry of “Letties”, step by step
Letties traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Celtic let-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | let- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | letos | side |
| 3 | Old Czech | léto | summer |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | lěto | summer; year |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁tóm | — |
via Afrikaans ies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | ies | — |