Where does “dziļš” come from?

dziļš (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic gil-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

dziļš (Latvian): deep; deep, full; deep, strong, stable

Definitions

  1. deep; deep, full; deep, strong, stable

Ancestry of “dziļš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgil-
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “dziļš

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