Where does “jumts” come from?
jumts (Latvian) comes from Latvian jumt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic jumt, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.
jumts (Latvian): roof
Ancestry of “jumts”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | jumt | to cover a roof; to thatch |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | jumt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yew- | to mix |