Where does “bebrāda” come from?
bebrāda (Latvian) comes from Latvian āda, from Proto-Baltic ād-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
bebrāda (Latvian): beaver skin, fur
Ancestry of “bebrāda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | āda | skin; leather |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | ād- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |