Where does “labvakars” come from?

labvakars (Latvian) comes from Latvian labvakar, from Latvian labs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic labas, from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- — to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack.

labvakars (Latvian): good evening

Definitions

  1. good evening

Ancestry of “labvakars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlabvakargood evening!
2Latvianlabsgood; good, tame, peaceful; for the good of, for...
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclabas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic labas →Every word from Latvian labs →
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