Where does “bēdas” come from?

bēdas (Latvian) comes from Latvian bēda, from Proto-Baltic bēd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

bēdas (Latvian): genitive singular form of bēda; nominative...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular form of bēda; nominative...

Ancestry of “bēdas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianbēdasadness, sorrow, grief; trouble, misfortune,...
2Proto-Balticbēd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Words derived from “bēdas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Baltic bēd- →