Where does “īstenība” come from?
īstenība (Latvian) comes from Latvian īstens, from Latvian īsts, from Proto-Baltic jis, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.
īstenība (Latvian): reality; in reality, in fact, actually, really
Definitions
- reality; in reality, in fact, actually, really
Ancestry of “īstenība”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | īstens | real, true, genuine; true, correct; full |
| 2 | Latvian | īsts | real, true, genuine, not false or artificial; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | jis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |