Where does “kustība” come from?

kustība (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.

kustība (Latvian): motion; motion, movement; movement, change

Definitions

  1. motion; motion, movement; movement, change

Ancestry of “kustība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankustētto move
2Latviankusēt—
3Old Turkickus-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Old Turkic kus- →Every word from Latvian kusēt →