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

  1. reality; in reality, in fact, actually, really

Ancestry of “īstenība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianīstensreal, true, genuine; true, correct; full
2Latvianīstsreal, true, genuine, not false or artificial; the...
3Proto-Balticjis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Proto-Baltic jis →