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Where does “리투아니아” come from?

리투아니아 (Korean) comes from English Lithuania, from Medieval Latin Līthuānia, from Proto-Slavic Litъva, from Old Lithuanian Lietuva.

Ancestry of “리투아니아”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLithuania—
2Medieval LatinLīthuānia—
3Proto-SlavicLitъva—
4Old LithuanianLietuva—
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