Where does “glītums” come from?
glītums (Latvian) comes from Latvian glīts, from Proto-Baltic glitus, from Proto-Indo-European glīt-, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.
glītums (Latvian): prettiness, neatness
Ancestry of “glītums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | glīts | pretty, handsome, neat, good-looking |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | glitus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | glīt- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |