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Where does “avots” come from?

avots (Latvian) comes from Livonian ovāt — spring, hole in the ice.

avots (Latvian): spring; source; channel

Definitions

  1. spring; source; channel

Ancestry of “avots”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianovātspring, hole in the ice

Words derived from “avots”

  • Avotiņš
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