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Where does “kauns” come from?

kauns (Latvian) comes from Proto-Baltic kaunas, from Proto-Indo-European kau-no-s.

kauns (Latvian): shame; shame, disgrace, dishonor; shameful,...

Definitions

  1. shame; shame, disgrace, dishonor; shameful,...

Ancestry of “kauns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Baltickaunas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankau-no-s—

Words derived from “kauns”

  • kaunīgs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kau-no-s →