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
- saving, salvation; verbal noun of glābt
Ancestry of “glābšana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | glābt | to save |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gleb- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gelb(ʰ)- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |