Where does “Daugavpils” come from?

Daugavpils (Latvian) comes from Latvian pils, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

Ancestry of “Daugavpils”, step by step

Daugavpils traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian pils

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpilspalace; castle
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpilis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁-í-s—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

via Latvian Daugava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianDaugavaDaugava river
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂nuriver goddess

Words derived from “Daugavpils”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis →