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Where does “leis-san” come from?

leis-san (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic leis, from Old Irish leiss, from Old Irish lá, from Proto-Celtic let-, from Proto-Celtic letos, from Old Czech léto, from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.

leis-san (Scottish Gaelic): with him, with it; by him, by it

Definitions

  1. with him, with it; by him, by it

Ancestry of “leis-san”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicleisAlternative form of le; with him, by him; with...
2Old Irishleisswith him, with it
3Old Irishláday, daylight
4Proto-Celticlet-—
5Proto-Celticletosside
6Old Czechléto—
7Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm →