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Where does “Lituania” come from?

Lituania (New Latin) comes from Lithuanian Lithuania, from Old Lithuanian Lieuteva.

Ancestry of “Lituania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LithuanianLithuania—
2Old LithuanianLieuteva—

Words derived from “Lituania”

  • Lituania
  • Lituania
  • Lituania
  • Lituania
  • Litwanya
Every word from Old Lithuanian Lieuteva →