Where does “karstums” come from?

karstums (Latvian) comes from Latvian karsts, from Latvian karst, from Proto-Indo-European kerh₃- — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.

karstums (Latvian): heat; heat, hot; heat, strong feelings, temper,...

Definitions

  1. heat; heat, hot; heat, strong feelings, temper,...

Ancestry of “karstums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankarstshot; hot, hot-headed; hot, ardent, fervent,...
2Latviankarstto heat up, to grow hot
3Proto-Indo-Europeankerh₃-to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerh₃- →Every word from Latvian karst →Every word from Latvian karsts →