Where does “apakšbikses” come from?

apakšbikses (Latvian) comes from Latvian bikses, from Middle Low German buxe, from Middle Low German hôse.

apakšbikses (Latvian): underpants

Definitions

  1. underpants

Ancestry of “apakšbikses”, step by step

apakšbikses traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian bikses

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianbiksespants, trousers; shorts outer garment that covers the lower body from the waist down, with two long or short legs
2Middle Low Germanbuxe—
3Middle Low Germanhôse—

via Latvian apakš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianapakš—
Every word from Middle Low German hôse →Every word from Middle Low German buxe →Every word from Latvian bikses →