Where does “liet” come from?

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

liet (Latvian): to pour; to water; to cast

Definitions

  1. to pour; to water; to cast

Ancestry of “liet”, step by step

liet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic lei-

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

via Proto-Balto-Slavic lie-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclie-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanley-to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

Words derived from “liet”

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