Where does “galvassega” come from?
galvassega (Latvian) comes from Latvian sega, from Latvian segt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sēˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European se(n)g-.
galvassega (Latvian): headgear, head covering
Ancestry of “galvassega”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | sega | blanket, quilt; a layer that covers; clouds,... |
| 2 | Latvian | segt | to cover, to protect; to cover |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sēˀg- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | se(n)g- | — |