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Where does “jauks” come from?

jauks (Latvian) comes from Latvian jaukt, from Latvian jaucēt — to tame.

jauks (Latvian): nice, cute; nice, pretty, lovely; nice, good,...

Definitions

  1. nice, cute; nice, pretty, lovely; nice, good,...

Ancestry of “jauks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianjauktto accustom; to tame
2Latvianjaucētto tame

Words derived from “jauks”

  • jaukums
Every word from Latvian jaucēt →