Where does “ליטא” come from?

ליטא (Hebrew) comes from Yiddish ליטע, from Lithuanian Lietuvà, from Proto-Slavic Lētuvā.

Ancestry of “ליטא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishליטע—
2LithuanianLietuvàLithuania
3Proto-SlavicLētuvā—
Every word from Proto-Slavic Lētuvā →Every word from Lithuanian Lietuvà →Every word from Yiddish ליטע →