Where does “leht” come from?

leht (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic lehti, from Proto-Finnic lešte.

leht (Veps): leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf

Ancestry of “leht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclehtileaf
2Proto-Finniclešte—
Every word from Proto-Finnic lešte →Every word from Proto-Finnic lehti →
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