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Where does “dalt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicdalˀīti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide

Words derived from “dalt”

  • dalīšana
  • dalīt
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