Where does “лье” come from?

лье (Russian) comes from French lieue, from Middle French lieue, from Latin leuca, from Proto-Celtic *lougā.

лье (Russian): league

Definitions

  1. league

Ancestry of “лье”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlieueleague
2Middle Frenchlieueleague
3Latinleucaleague, mile
4Proto-Celtic*lougā—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *lougā →Every word from Latin leuca →Every word from Middle French lieue →