Where does “levati” come from?
levati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lȉti, from Proto-Slavic liti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
levati (Serbo-Croatian): to pour
Ancestry of “levati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | lȉti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | liti | to pour |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | leˀi- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |