Where does “лето” come from?

лето (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.

лето (Serbo-Croatian): summer, summertime; year

Definitions

  1. summer, summertime; year

Ancestry of “лето”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěto →