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

Definitions

  1. prettiness, neatness

Ancestry of “glītums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianglītspretty, handsome, neat, good-looking
2Proto-Balticglitus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglīt-—
4Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glīt- →Every word from Proto-Baltic glitus →