Where does “lätlane” come from?
lätlane (Estonian) comes from Estonian Läti, from German Lette, from Latvian latvis, from Latvian latuvis, from Latvian Latuva.
lätlane (Estonian): Latvian
Ancestry of “lätlane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | Läti | — |
| 2 | German | Lette | Latvian |
| 3 | Latvian | latvis | a Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian... |
| 4 | Latvian | latuvis | — |
| 5 | Latvian | Latuva | — |