Where does “darbinieks” come from?
darbinieks (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...
darbinieks (Latvian): employee; clerk; official
Definitions
- employee; clerk; official
Ancestry of “darbinieks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | darbs | work , job, business |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dar-bas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |