Where does “gādāšana” come from?

gādāšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian gādāt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gād-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷed- — to say, to speak.

gādāšana (Latvian): looking after, seeing to, providing

Definitions

  1. looking after, seeing to, providing

Ancestry of “gādāšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangādātto take care of, to see to, to provide; to take...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgād-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷed-to say, to speak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷed- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gād- →Every word from Latvian gādāt →
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