Where does “drošība” come from?

drošība (Latvian) comes from Latin sēcūritās, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

drošība (Latvian): safety; safety, security

Definitions

  1. safety; safety, security

Ancestry of “drošība”, step by step

drošība traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sēcūritās

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēcūritāssecurity, safety
2Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Latvian drošs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandrošsbrave, fearless, confident; brave, free,...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdrans-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰers-to be bold, to dare
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →