Where does “augštece” come from?

augštece (Latvian) comes from Latvian tece, from Latvian tecēt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektei, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

augštece (Latvian): upper reaches, upper course

Definitions

  1. upper reaches, upper course

Ancestry of “augštece”, step by step

augštece traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian tece

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianteceflow, flowing; flow, stream; leak
2Latviantecētto flow; to leak; to trickle
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Latvian augša

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianaugšatop, upper part; the upper floor or floors of a...
2Proto-Balticawg-tya—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanaweg—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektei →Every word from Latvian tecēt →
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