Where does “læte” come from?
læte (Ligurian) comes from Latin lacte, from Latin lac, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.
læte (Ligurian): milk
Ancestry of “læte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lacte | milk; ablative singular of lac |
| 2 | Latin | lac | milk; for something sweet, pleasant; milky juice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵlákts | milk |