Where does “лијевати” come from?

лијевати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ли̏ти, from Proto-Slavic liti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

лијевати (Serbo-Croatian): to pour

Definitions

  1. to pour

Ancestry of “лијевати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianли̏тиto pour, flow
2Proto-Slaviclitito pour
3Proto-Balto-Slavicleˀi-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi- →Every word from Proto-Slavic liti →