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

  1. height, altitude; perpendicular length from the...

Ancestry of “augstums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianaugstshigh, tall; having a specified height; far above...
2Latvianaugtto grow; to grow, to mature, to grow into; to...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaugtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →