Where does “leiti” come from?

leiti (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese leite, from Vulgar Latin lactem, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

leiti (Fala): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “leiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseleite—
2Vulgar Latinlactemfirst-person singular present active subjunctive...
3Latinlácmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

Words derived from “leiti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →Every word from Vulgar Latin lactem →