Where does “ļaunatūra” come from?

ļaunatūra (Latvian) comes from Latvian ļauns, from Latvian ļaut — to allow; to permit; to give leave.

ļaunatūra (Latvian): malware

Definitions

  1. malware

Ancestry of “ļaunatūra”, step by step

ļaunatūra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian ļauns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianļaunsevil, wicked; evil; evil, bad
2Latvianļautto allow; to permit; to give leave

via Latvian programmatūra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianprogrammatūrasoftware
Every word from Latvian ļaut →Every word from Latvian ļauns →
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