Where does “cietviela” come from?
cietviela (Latvian) comes from Latvian ciets, from Proto-Baltic kietas.
cietviela (Latvian): solid ; solid substance
Ancestry of “cietviela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | ciets | solid; hard, solid, rigid; hard, solid |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | kietas | — |