Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “лѣто” come from?

лѣто (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.

Ancestry of “лѣто”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm →