Where does “lasta” come from?

lasta (Italian) comes from Dutch last, from Middle Dutch last, from Old Dutch last, from Proto-Germanic hlastuz, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

lasta (Italian): A unit of measurement of Northern Europe for dry...

Definitions

  1. A unit of measurement of Northern Europe for dry...

Ancestry of “lasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlastload, weight; burden; hindrance, problem
2Middle Dutchlastload, weight; task, duty, obligation; tax
3Old Dutchlast—
4Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →