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Where does “šķērslis” come from?

šķērslis (Latvian) comes from Latvian šķērss, from Proto-Baltic skersas, from Proto-Indo-European skersos.

šķērslis (Latvian): obstacle, barrier; obstacle, hindrance; a rung in...

Definitions

  1. obstacle, barrier; obstacle, hindrance; a rung in...

Ancestry of “šķērslis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianšķērsstransverse, transversal, crosswise; wrong,...
2Proto-Balticskersas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskersos—
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