Where does “ie” come from?

ie (Latvian) comes from Latvian teikt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teyk-, from Proto-Indo-European tek- — to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave.

Ancestry of “ie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latvian	teikt	to say, to tell; to say, to tell, to order, to...
2	Proto-Balto-Slavic	teyk-	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	tek-	to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave

Words derived from “ie”

ieteikt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tek- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teyk- →Every word from Latvian teikt →