Where does “ლიტველი” come from?

ლიტველი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ლიტვა, from Russian Литва́, from Old East Slavic литъва, from Lithuanian Lietuvà, from Proto-Slavic Lētuvā.

ლიტველი (Georgian): Lithuanian (person)

Definitions

  1. Lithuanian (person)

Ancestry of “ლიტველი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianლიტვა—
2RussianЛитва́Baltic tribes around the Neman and Daugava river basins, predecessors of modern Lithuanians
3Old East SlavicлитъваAukštaitians; Lithuanians
4LithuanianLietuvàLithuania
5Proto-SlavicLētuvā—
Every word from Proto-Slavic Lētuvā →Every word from Lithuanian Lietuvà →Every word from Old East Slavic литъва →