Where does “caunāda” come from?

caunāda (Latvian) comes from Latvian āda, from Proto-Baltic ād-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

caunāda (Latvian): marten skin, fur

Definitions

  1. marten skin, fur

Ancestry of “caunāda”, step by step

caunāda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian āda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianādaskin; leather
2Proto-Balticād-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Latvian caunas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviancaunasgenitive singular form of cauna; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂edʰ- →Every word from Proto-Baltic ād- →