liet
Latvian
verb
Definitions
- to pour
- to water
- to cast metal
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lei- derived from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (glide, flow, be slimy, be sticky, pour, elude, shrink from, avoid, mud, be slippery, slide, slime, slip, streak).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ley-
Gloss
glide, flow, be slimy, be sticky, pour, elude, shrink from, avoid, mud, be slippery, slide, slime, slip, streak
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泥
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- letum Latin
- litus Latin
- λείβω Ancient Greek
- λιβάς Ancient Greek
- λοιβή Ancient Greek
- *lewH- Proto-Indo-European
- *ley- Proto-Indo-European
- *leyb- Proto-Indo-European
- *leyp- Proto-Indo-European
- *leyt- Proto-Indo-European
- *bilinnaną Proto-Germanic
- *laimaz Proto-Germanic
- *linnaną Proto-Germanic
- ieliet Latvian
- lietains Latvian
- lietavas Latvian
- lietus Latvian
- lietussargs Latvian
- līt Latvian
- *laiva Proto-Finnic
- lieti Lithuanian
- *l(e/o)ʔi-, *leˀi- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *lei- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *leitus Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *leʔi-, *leʔitei Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Lieuteva Old Lithuanian