Where does “dzelzceļnieks” come from?

dzelzceļnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian dzelzceļš, from Latvian ceļš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kel-, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

dzelzceļnieks (Latvian): railwayman

Definitions

  1. railwayman

Ancestry of “dzelzceļnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzelzceļšrailway
2Latvianceļšroad, way
3Proto-Balto-Slavickel-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kel- →Every word from Latvian ceļš →