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Where does “lasīt” come from?

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

lasīt (Latvian): to read; to read, to lecture; to read, to recite

Definitions

  1. to read; to read, to lecture; to read, to recite

Ancestry of “lasīt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlest—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicles-tei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “lasīt”

  • lasīšana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →