Where does “minerālmēsli” come from?

minerālmēsli (Latvian) comes from Latvian mēsli, from Latvian mēzt — to remove with shovel, to clean with shovel.

minerālmēsli (Latvian): fertilizer

Definitions

  1. fertilizer

Ancestry of “minerālmēsli”, step by step

minerālmēsli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian mēsli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmēslidung, manure, animal excrement; fertilizer; dirt,...
2Latvianmēztto remove with shovel, to clean with shovel

via Latvian minerāls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianminerālsmineral
2Latvianmineraore
Every word from Latvian mēztEvery word from Latvian mēsli