Where does “leicușoară” come from?

leicușoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian leică, from Russian лейка, from Russian ли́ть, from Proto-Slavic liti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Ancestry of “leicușoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianleicăfunnel
2Russianлейкаwatering can; bail; Leika
3Russianли́тьto pour, to spill
4Proto-Slaviclitito pour
5Proto-Balto-Slavicleˀi-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-Every word from Proto-Slavic liti