Where does “liktenis” come from?

liktenis (Latvian) comes from Latvian likt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

liktenis (Latvian): destiny, fate, fortune

Definitions

  1. destiny, fate, fortune

Ancestry of “liktenis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianliktto put; to place; to lay
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Latvian likt →
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