Where does “Zariņš” come from?
Zariņš (Latvian) comes from Latvian zars, from Proto-Baltic žer-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic žar-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Ancestry of “Zariņš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | zars | branch, twig, spray; tine, prong, teeth; branch |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | žer- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | žar- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |