Where does “lasīšana” come from?

lasīšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian lasīt, from Latvian lest, from Proto-Balto-Slavic les-tei, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

lasīšana (Latvian): reading, picking; verbal noun of lasīt

Definitions

reading, picking; verbal noun of lasīt

Ancestry of “lasīšana”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latvian	lasīt	to read; to read, to lecture; to read, to recite
2	Latvian	lest	—
3	Proto-Balto-Slavic	les-tei	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	les-	to gather, to collect

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic les-tei →Every word from Latvian lest →