Where does “darbalauks” come from?

darbalauks (Latvian) comes from Latvian lauks, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

darbalauks (Latvian): field, sphere of work, activity; alternative form...

Definitions

  1. field, sphere of work, activity; alternative form...

Ancestry of “darbalauks”, step by step

darbalauks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian lauks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlauksfield; outside area, exterior; area
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Latvian darba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandarbagenitive singular form of darbs; work
2Latviandarbswork (noun), job, business
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdar-bas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →