Where does “gādība” come from?

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

gādība (Latvian): care, attention (to someone's needs), caringness

Definitions

  1. care, attention (to someone's needs), caringness

Ancestry of “gādība”, 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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