Where does “apost” come from?
apost (Latvian) comes from Latvian ost, from Latvian uosti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uod-ti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ōd-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
apost (Latvian): to smell around
Definitions
- to smell around
Ancestry of “apost”, step by step
apost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian ost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | ost | to smell; to smell, to sniff; to smell, to stink |
| 2 | Latvian | uosti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | uod-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ōd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
via Latvian ap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | ap | round, around; by, near, about; about, around |