Where does “Ziemeļamerika” come from?
Ziemeļamerika (Latvian) comes from Latvian Amerika, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “Ziemeļamerika”, step by step
Ziemeļamerika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian Amerika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | Amerika | America |
| 2 | Latin | America | — |
| 3 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Latvian ziemeļi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | ziemeļi | north; nominative plural form of ziemelis;... |