Where does “Литва́” come from?

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

Литва́ (Russian): Baltic tribes around the Neman and Daugava river basins, predecessors of modern Lithuanians

Definitions

  1. Baltic tribes around the Neman and Daugava river basins, predecessors of modern Lithuanians

Ancestry of “Литва́”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Литва́”

Every word from Proto-Slavic Lētuvā →Every word from Lithuanian Lietuvà →Every word from Old East Slavic литъва →