Where does “bēda” come from?
bēda (Latvian) comes from Proto-Baltic bēd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.
bēda (Latvian): sadness, sorrow, grief; trouble, misfortune,...
Definitions
- sadness, sorrow, grief; trouble, misfortune,...
Ancestry of “bēda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Baltic | bēd- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |
Words derived from “bēda”