Where does “kabatzaglis” come from?

kabatzaglis (Latvian) comes from Latvian zaglis, from Latvian zagt — to steal.

kabatzaglis (Latvian): pickpocket

Definitions

  1. pickpocket

Ancestry of “kabatzaglis”, step by step

kabatzaglis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian zaglis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzaglisthief
2Latvianzagtto steal

via Latvian kabata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankabatapocket
Every word from Latvian zagt →Every word from Latvian zaglis →