Where does “ašs” come from?
ašs (Latvian) comes from Latvian asus, from Proto-Baltic ašus, from Spanish ajos, from Latin allium, from Proto-Indo-European ālu-.
ašs (Latvian): quick, fast, swift
Ancestry of “ašs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | asus | accusative plural masculine form of ass |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | ašus | — |
| 3 | Spanish | ajos | plural of ajo |
| 4 | Latin | allium | late form of ālium |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ālu- | — |