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Where does “auksts” come from?

auksts (Latvian) comes from Latvian austs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- — cold.

auksts (Latvian): cold; associated with the feeling or sensation of...

Definitions

  1. cold; associated with the feeling or sensation of...

Ancestry of “auksts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianaustswoven; indefinite past passive participle of aust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold

Words derived from “auksts”

  • aukstums
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