Where does “leitiete” come from?
leitiete (Latvian) comes from Latvian leitis, from Latvian leit-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lei-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
leitiete (Latvian): a Lithuanian
Ancestry of “leitiete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | leitis | a Lithuanian; Lithuanian, pertaining to... |
| 2 | Latvian | leit- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | lei- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |