Where does “galdniece” come from?

galdniece (Latvian) comes from Latvian galdnieks, from Latvian galds, from Proto-Balto-Slavic geld-, from Proto-Indo-European geldʰ-.

galdniece (Latvian): (female) carpenter

Definitions

  1. (female) carpenter

Ancestry of “galdniece”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangaldniekscarpenter
2Latviangaldstable; table, buffet; board especially treated to...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgeld-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeldʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic geld- →Every word from Latvian galds →
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