Where does “lētums” come from?

lētums (Latvian) comes from Latvian lēts, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lētas, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

lētums (Latvian): cheapness, low price, low cost

Definitions

  1. cheapness, low price, low cost

Ancestry of “lētums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlētscheap; cheap, trite
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclētas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lētas →Every word from Latvian lēts →