Where does “zalít” come from?
zalít (Czech) comes from Czech lít, 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...
zalít (Czech): to water
Ancestry of “zalít”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | lít | to pour; to cast |
| 2 | Old Czech | [[líti]]/[[léti]] | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | liti | to pour |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | leˀi- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |