Where does “ліпа” come from?

ліпа (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic lìpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic léiˀpāˀ — linden tree.

ліпа (Belarusian): Tilia spp. linden, basswood

Definitions

  1. Tilia spp. linden, basswood

Ancestry of “ліпа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclìpalime tree
2Proto-Balto-Slavicléiˀpāˀlinden tree
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic léiˀpāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic lìpa →