Where does “Ābols” come from?
Ābols (Latvian) comes from Latvian ābols, from Proto-Balto-Slavic āˀbōl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébl̥ — apple.
Ancestry of “Ābols”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | ābols | apple fruit |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | āˀbōl | apple |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ébl̥ | apple |