Where does “glābšana” come from?

glābšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian glābt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gleb-, from Proto-Indo-European gelb(ʰ)-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

glābšana (Latvian): saving, salvation; verbal noun of glābt

Definitions

  1. saving, salvation; verbal noun of glābt

Ancestry of “glābšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianglābtto save
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgleb-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangelb(ʰ)-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gleb- →