Where does “lielpilsēta” come from?

lielpilsēta (Latvian) comes from Latvian pilsēta, from Latvian pils, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

lielpilsēta (Latvian): city, big city, metropolis

Definitions

  1. city, big city, metropolis

Ancestry of “lielpilsēta”, step by step

lielpilsēta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian pilsēta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpilsētacity, town
2Latvianpilspalace; castle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpilis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁-í-s
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

via Latvian liela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlielagenitive singular form of liels; genitive...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-sEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis