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
Ancestry of “ceļinieks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | ceļš | road, way |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kel- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |