Where does “labdarība” come from?

labdarība (Latvian) comes from Latvian darīt, from Latvian dert, from Proto-Balto-Slavic der-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

labdarība (Latvian): charity, beneficence

Definitions

  1. charity, beneficence

Ancestry of “labdarība”, step by step

labdarība traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian darīt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandarītto do; to do, to make; to do, to make, to cause
2Latviandertto tear, to split
3Proto-Balto-Slavicder-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Latvian labs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlabsgood; good, tame, peaceful; for the good of, for...
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclabas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic der- →Every word from Latvian dert →