Where does “mazdēls” come from?

mazdēls (Latvian) comes from Latvian dēls, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dē-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰē-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

mazdēls (Latvian): grandson

Definitions

  1. grandson

Ancestry of “mazdēls”, step by step

mazdēls traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian dēls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandēlsson
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdē-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰē-to lay; to put, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Latvian mazs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmazssmall, little; small, short; small, little, low
2Proto-Baltic*maźas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰē- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dē- →