Where does “asināt” come from?

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

asināt (Latvian): to sharpen; to hone; to whet

Definitions

  1. to sharpen; to hone; to whet

Ancestry of “asināt”, 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 →