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Where does “Lietuva” come from?

Lietuva (Latvian) comes from Proto-Slavic Lētuvā.

Lietuva (Latvian): Lithuanian; Lithuania

Definitions

  1. Lithuanian; Lithuania

Ancestry of “Lietuva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicLētuvā—

Words derived from “Lietuva”

  • lietuvisks
  • lietuvis
  • lietuvietis
  • lietuve
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