Where does “leit-” come from?

leit- (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic lei-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Ancestry of “leit-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclei-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “leit-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lei-
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