Where does “ašums” come from?

ašums (Latvian) comes from Latvian ašs, from Latvian asus, from Proto-Baltic ašus, from Spanish ajos, from Latin allium, from Proto-Indo-European ālu-.

ašums (Latvian): swiftness, quickness, fastness

Definitions

  1. swiftness, quickness, fastness

Ancestry of “ašums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianašsquick, fast, swift
2Latvianasusaccusative plural masculine form of ass
3Proto-Balticašus—
4Spanishajosplural of ajo
5Latinalliumlate form of ālium
6Proto-Indo-Europeanālu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ālu- →Every word from Latin allium →Every word from Spanish ajos →