Where does “Литва́” come from?
Литва́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic литъва, from Lithuanian Lietuvà, from Proto-Slavic Lētuvā.
Ancestry of “Литва́”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | литъва | Aukštaitians; Lithuanians |
| 2 | Lithuanian | Lietuvà | Lithuania |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | Lētuvā | — |
Words derived from “Литва́”