Where does “leia” come from?

leia (Estonian) comes from Estonian leidma, from Proto-Finnic leütädäk, from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.

leia (Estonian): present indicative connegative of leidma;...

Definitions

  1. present indicative connegative of leidma;...

Ancestry of “leia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianleidmato find
2Proto-Finnicleütädäkto find, to discover
3Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hleutaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic leütädäk →