Where does “aizsaule” come from?

aizsaule (Latvian) comes from Latvian saule, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáuˀlijāˀ — sun.

aizsaule (Latvian): beyond, underworld

Definitions

  1. beyond, underworld

Ancestry of “aizsaule”, step by step

aizsaule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian saule

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

via Latvian aiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianaizbehind; behind, under, into; on the other side...
2Latvianmirst3rd person singular present indicative form of...
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáuˀlijāˀ →Every word from Latvian saule →