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Where does “kustēšana” come from?

kustēšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian kustēt, from Latvian kusēt, from Old Turkic kus-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

kustēšana (Latvian): moving; verbal noun of kustēt

Definitions

  1. moving; verbal noun of kustēt

Ancestry of “kustēšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankustētto move
2Latviankusēt—
3Old Turkickus-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
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