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Where does “darba” come from?

darba (Latvian) comes from Latvian darbs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dar-bas, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

darba (Latvian): genitive singular form of darbs; work

Definitions

  1. genitive singular form of darbs; work

Ancestry of “darba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandarbswork , job, business
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdar-bas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “darba”

  • darbaļaudis
  • darbistaba
  • darbļaudis
  • darbarīks
  • darbalauks
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