Where does “리똬” come from?

리똬 (Korean) comes from Russian Литва́, from Old East Slavic литъва, from Lithuanian Lietuvà, from Proto-Slavic Lētuvā.

리똬 (Korean): Lithuania

Definitions

  1. Lithuania

Ancestry of “리똬”, step by step

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