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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

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