Where does “augstums” come from?
augstums (Latvian) comes from Latvian augsts, from Latvian augt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic augtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
augstums (Latvian): height, altitude; perpendicular length from the...
Definitions
- height, altitude; perpendicular length from the...
Ancestry of “augstums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | augsts | high, tall; having a specified height; far above... |
| 2 | Latvian | augt | to grow; to grow, to mature, to grow into; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | augtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |