Where does “липа” come from?
липа (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic lìpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic léiˀpāˀ — linden tree.
Ancestry of “липа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lìpa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | léiˀpāˀ | linden tree |