Where does “leitis” come from?

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

leitis (Latvian): a Lithuanian; Lithuanian, pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. a Lithuanian; Lithuanian, pertaining to...

Ancestry of “leitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianleit-—
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclei-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “leitis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lei- →Every word from Latvian leit- →