Where does “lepnums” come from?
lepnums (Latvian) comes from Latvian lepns, from Latvian lept, from Proto-Baltic lep-, from Proto-Indo-European lēp-.
lepnums (Latvian): pride
Ancestry of “lepnums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | lepns | proud, haughty; proud; haughty, conceited,... |
| 2 | Latvian | lept | — |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | lep- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēp- | — |