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Where does “āda” come from?

āda (Latvian) comes from Proto-Baltic ād-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

āda (Latvian): skin; leather

Definitions

  1. skin; leather

Ancestry of “āda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balticād-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “āda”

  • priekšāda
  • bebrāda
  • sermuļāda
  • caunāda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →