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Where does “bezrūpīgs” come from?

bezrūpīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian rūpe, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rūp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

bezrūpīgs (Latvian): carefree; lighthearted, careless

Definitions

  1. carefree; lighthearted, careless

Ancestry of “bezrūpīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianrūpeworries, concern; care , attention (to someone's...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicrūp-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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