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Where does “ielasmeita” come from?

ielasmeita (Latvian) comes from Latvian meita, from Middle Low German meid — female servant.

ielasmeita (Latvian): streetwalker, prostitute

Definitions

  1. streetwalker, prostitute

Ancestry of “ielasmeita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmeitadaughter; young, unmarried woman; female servant,...
2Middle Low Germanmeidfemale servant
Every word from Middle Low German meid →