Where does “лимит” come from?

лимит (Russian) comes from French limité, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

лимит (Russian): limit, quota

Definitions

  1. limit, quota

Ancestry of “лимит”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlimitélimited; past participle of limiter
2Latinlīmeslimit, border, path
3Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “лимит”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Latin līmus →