Where does “Lehte” come from?

Lehte (Estonian) comes from Estonian leht, from Proto-Finnic lehti, from Proto-Finnic lešte.

Ancestry of “Lehte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlehtleaf; sheet of paper, metal, veneer etc; page
2Proto-Finniclehtileaf
3Proto-Finniclešte—
Every word from Proto-Finnic lešte →Every word from Proto-Finnic lehti →Every word from Estonian leht →
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