Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/litva

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *liti +‎ *-tva. Cognate with Lithuanian Lietuvà. Compare Latin lītus.

Noun

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*litva f

  1. downpour
    Synonyms: *lěva, *lija, *lijavica, *litь

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: лі́тба (lítba, Circaea lutetiana L.) (possibly)
    • Russian: литва́ (litvá)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1988), “*litva/*litьba”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 15 (*lětina – *lokačь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 159