Where does “list” come from?

list (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic listъ — leaf.

list (Lower Sorbian): leaf, foliage; letter

Definitions

  1. leaf, foliage; letter

Ancestry of “list”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclistъleaf
Every word from Proto-Slavic listъ
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