Where does “gādīgs” come from?
gādīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian gādāt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gād-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷed- — to say, to speak.
gādīgs (Latvian): caring, providing
Ancestry of “gādīgs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | gādāt | to take care of, to see to, to provide; to take... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gād- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷed- | to say, to speak |