Where does “læte” come from?

læte (Ligurian) comes from Latin lacte, from Latin lac, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

læte (Ligurian): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “læte”, step by step

læte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lacte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlactemilk; ablative singular of lac
2Latinlacmilk; for something sweet, pleasant; milky juice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

via Old Norse læti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselætinoise, cries
2Proto-Germaniclētijąbehaviour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēid-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lac →Every word from Latin lacte →