Where does “dzīvesprieks” come from?

dzīvesprieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian prieks, from Proto-Baltic prie.

dzīvesprieks (Latvian): happiness, joy, joie de vivre, vitality

Definitions

  1. happiness, joy, joie de vivre, vitality

Ancestry of “dzīvesprieks”, step by step

dzīvesprieks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian prieks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianprieksjoy, delight; joy, pleasure; cheers!
2Proto-Balticprie—

via Latvian dzīves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzīvesgenitive singular form of dzīve; nominative...
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