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Where does “iearšana” come from?

iearšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian ieart, from Latvian art, from Proto-Balto-Slavic árˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

iearšana (Latvian): plowing in, into; verbal noun of ieart

Definitions

  1. plowing in, into; verbal noun of ieart

Ancestry of “iearšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianieartto cover with earth while plowing; to plow into...
2Latvianartto plow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicárˀteito plow/plough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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