Where does “daiļava” come from?

daiļava (Latvian) comes from Latvian daiļš, from Latvian dailus, from Proto-Balto-Slavic day-, from Proto-Indo-European dey- — to shine; to gleam, shimmer, shine; to swing, to...

daiļava (Latvian): beautiful woman, beauty

Definitions

  1. beautiful woman, beauty

Ancestry of “daiļava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandaiļšvery beautiful, lovely, exquisite; beautiful,...
2Latviandailusaccusative plural masculine form of dails
3Proto-Balto-Slavicday-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandey-to shine; to gleam, shimmer, shine; to swing, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic day- →Every word from Latvian dailus →