Where does “dalībnieks” come from?

dalībnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian dalība, from Latvian dalīt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dalˀīti, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

dalībnieks (Latvian): participant

Definitions

  1. participant

Ancestry of “dalībnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandalībaparticipation, involvement
2Latviandalītto divide, to split; to divide, to split, to...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdalˀīti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dalˀīti →Every word from Latvian dalīt →