Where does “leithleachas” come from?

leithleachas (Irish) comes from Irish leath, from Old Irish leth, from Proto-Celtic letos, from Old Czech léto, from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.

leithleachas (Irish): selfishness, egotism

Definitions

  1. selfishness, egotism

Ancestry of “leithleachas”, step by step

leithleachas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish leath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishleathside; part, direction; half; part, portion;...
2Old Irishlethhalf; direction; side
3Proto-Celticletosside
4Old Czechlétosummer
5Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—

via Irish leithleach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishleithleachselfish, egocentric, egotistical
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěto →Every word from Old Czech léto →