Where does “Jūrmala” come from?

Jūrmala (Latvian) comes from Latvian jūra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic jaur-.

Jūrmala (Latvian): Riga; Jūrmala

Definitions

  1. Riga; Jūrmala

Ancestry of “Jūrmala”, step by step

Jūrmala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian jūra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianjūrasea; very large quantity or amount
2Proto-Balto-Slavicjaur-—

via Latvian mālā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmālālocative singular form of māls
2Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥Hdʰo-—

Words derived from “Jūrmala”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic jaur- →Every word from Latvian jūra →