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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lei- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
Words derived from “leit-”