Where does “ceļinieks” come from?

ceļinieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian ceļš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kel-, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

ceļinieks (Latvian): traveler, wanderer

Definitions

  1. traveler, wanderer

Ancestry of “ceļinieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianceļšroad, way
2Proto-Balto-Slavickel-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kel- →Every word from Latvian ceļš →