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Where does “Saulītis” come from?

Saulītis (Latvian) comes from Latvian saule, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáuˀlijāˀ.

Ancestry of “Saulītis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansaulesun; sun, sunlight; world
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*sáuˀlijāˀ—
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