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
Ancestry of “caunāda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | āda | skin; leather |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | ād- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |