Where does “λεία” come from?

λεία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λεία, from Ancient Greek λεῖος, from Ancient Greek λεῖϝος, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁y-u- — smooth.

λεία (Greek): prey; booty; Nominative, accusative and...

Definitions

  1. prey; booty; Nominative, accusative and...

Ancestry of “λεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλείαbooty, plunder; the act of plunder; stolen...
2Ancient Greekλεῖοςsmooth to the touch; smooth, plain, not...
3Ancient Greekλεῖϝος
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁y-u-smooth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁y-u-Every word from Ancient Greek λεῖϝοςEvery word from Ancient Greek λεῖος