Where does “mēslvabole” come from?
mēslvabole (Latvian) comes from Latvian vabole, from Proto-Balto-Slavic web-, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
mēslvabole (Latvian): dung beetle
Definitions
- dung beetle
Ancestry of “mēslvabole”, step by step
mēslvabole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian vabole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | vabole | beetle |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | web- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
via Latvian mēslu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | mēslu | genitive plural form of mēsli; dung |