Where does “beļģietis” come from?
beļģietis (Latvian) comes from Latvian beļģis, from Latin Belgae, from Proto-Celtic bolg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.
beļģietis (Latvian): Belgian; Belgian; pertaining to Belgium and its...
Definitions
- Belgian; Belgian; pertaining to Belgium and its...
Ancestry of “beļģietis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | beļģis | Belgian; Belgian; pertaining to Belgium and its... |
| 2 | Latin | Belgae | the Belgians; Belgians |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bolg- | to swell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelgʰ- | to bulge, swell |