Where does “lít” come from?
lít (Czech) comes from Old Czech [[líti]]/[[léti]], from Proto-Slavic liti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
lít (Czech): to pour; to cast
Ancestry of “lít”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | [[líti]]/[[léti]] | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | liti | to pour |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | leˀi- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |