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Where does “dzert” come from?

dzert (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic ger-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

dzert (Latvian): to drink; to take, to ingest; to enjoy

Definitions

  1. to drink; to take, to ingest; to enjoy

Ancestry of “dzert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicger-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “dzert”

  • dzēriens
  • iedzert
  • dzeršana
  • iedzeršana
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