Where does “leiti” come from?

leiti (Tok Pisin) comes from English laity, from Anglo-Norman laite, from Latin laitas, from Ancient Greek Λαός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

leiti (Tok Pisin): laity

Definitions

  1. laity

Ancestry of “leiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaityPeople of a church who are not ordained clergy or...
2Anglo-Normanlaite—
3Latinlaitas—
4Ancient GreekΛαόςpeople; people assembled
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →