Where does “jēls” come from?
jēls (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic jel-, from Proto-Indo-European yel- — not ready, not processed.
jēls (Latvian): raw; raw, sore; humid, wet, miry, boggy, putrid
Definitions
- raw; raw, sore; humid, wet, miry, boggy, putrid
Ancestry of “jēls”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | jel- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | yel- | not ready, not processed |