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Where does “ķeltiete” come from?

ķeltiete (Latvian) comes from Latvian ķelts, from Latin Celtae, from Ancient Greek Κελτοί, from Proto-Celtic kel-to, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

ķeltiete (Latvian): a Celt, a woman belonging to a Celtic people or...

Definitions

  1. a Celt, a woman belonging to a Celtic people or...

Ancestry of “ķeltiete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianķeltsCelt, a man belonging to one of the ...
2LatinCeltaethe Celts
3Ancient GreekΚελτοίthe Celts
4Proto-Celtickel-to—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
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