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Where does “Литъва” come from?

Литъва (Old East Slavic) comes from Old East Slavic литъва, from Lithuanian Lietuvà, from Proto-Slavic Lētuvā.

Литъва (Old East Slavic): area around Kaunas, modern South Eastern...

Definitions

  1. area around Kaunas, modern South Eastern...

Ancestry of “Литъва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicлитъваAukštaitians; Lithuanians
2LithuanianLietuvàLithuania
3Proto-SlavicLētuvā—

Words derived from “Литъва”

  • Литва
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