Where does “dēls” come from?
dēls (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic dē-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰē-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
dēls (Latvian): son
Ancestry of “dēls”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dē- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰē- | to lay; to put, place |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |
Words derived from “dēls”