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Where does “jūra” come from?

jūra (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic jaur-.

jūra (Latvian): sea; very large quantity or amount

Definitions

  1. sea; very large quantity or amount

Ancestry of “jūra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicjaur-—

Words derived from “jūra”

  • jūras krauklis
  • jūrmala
  • Jūrmala
  • jūrnieks
  • jūrmalnieks
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