Where does “list” come from?

list (Silesian) comes from Old Polish list, from Proto-Slavic listъ — leaf.

list (Silesian): letter

Definitions

  1. letter

Ancestry of “list”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishlistleaf
2Proto-Slaviclistъleaf
Every word from Proto-Slavic listъEvery word from Old Polish list