Where does “lytherva” come from?

lytherva (Cornish) comes from Cornish lyther, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

lytherva (Cornish): post office

Definitions

  1. post office

Ancestry of “lytherva”, step by step

lytherva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish lyther

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishlytherletter, epistle
2Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
3Latinlītera
4Old Latinleitera
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via Cornish va

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishvahe
2Cornishevhe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂-
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