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Where does “Aivita” come from?

Aivita (Latvian) comes from Latvian Aiva, from Latvian Aivis, from Latvian Aivars, from Latvian Ivars, from Swedish Ivar, from Old Norse Ívarr, from Proto-Norse *ᛁᚹᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic harjaz — army.

Ancestry of “Aivita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianAiva—
2LatvianAivis—
3LatvianAivars—
4LatvianIvars—
5SwedishIvar—
6Old NorseÍvarr—
7Proto-Norse*ᛁᚹᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ—
8Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
9Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
12Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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