Where does “jūrmala” come from?

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

jūrmala (Latvian): seaside, seashore, seacoast; seaside

Definitions

  1. seaside, seashore, seacoast; seaside

Ancestry of “jūrmala”, step by step

jūrmala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian jūra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianjūrasea; very large quantity or amount
2Proto-Balto-Slavicjaur-—

via Latvian mala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmalaedge, shore; 3rd person singular present...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥Hdʰo-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic jaur- →Every word from Latvian jūra →