Where does “leth” come from?

leth (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic llaɨθ, from Latin lactis, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

leth (Cornish): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “leth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicllaɨθmilk
2Latinlactisgenitive singular of lac; of milk; milk
3Latinlácmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →Every word from Latin lactis →
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