Where does “iedarbīgs” come from?

iedarbīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian iedarbe, from Latvian darbs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dar-bas, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

iedarbīgs (Latvian): effectual, effective, influential, powerful which has an effect, an impact, influence on something

Definitions

  1. effectual, effective, influential, powerful which has an effect, an impact, influence on something

Ancestry of “iedarbīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianiedarbeinfluence, effect, impact on something
2Latviandarbswork (noun), job, business
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdar-bas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dar-bas →Every word from Latvian darbs →