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Where does “gulēšana” come from?

gulēšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian gulēt, from Proto-Kartvelian gwel- — snake.

gulēšana (Latvian): sleeping, lying down; verbal noun of gulēt

Definitions

  1. sleeping, lying down; verbal noun of gulēt

Ancestry of “gulēšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangulētto sleep, to be asleep; to lie down; to lie in...
2Proto-Kartveliangwel-snake
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