Where does “ליטוויש” come from?

ליטוויש (Yiddish) comes from Polish Litwa, from Proto-Slavic Litъva, from Old Lithuanian Lietuva.

ליטוויש (Yiddish): Lithuanian

Definitions

  1. Lithuanian

Ancestry of “ליטוויש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishLitwaflock of jackdaws
2Proto-SlavicLitъva
3Old LithuanianLietuva

Words derived from “ליטוויש

Every word from Old Lithuanian LietuvaEvery word from Proto-Slavic LitъvaEvery word from Polish Litwa