Where does “muļķadesa” come from?

muļķadesa (Latvian) comes from Latvian desa, from Proto-Baltic deš-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

muļķadesa (Latvian): fool, idiot, stupid person

Definitions

  1. fool, idiot, stupid person

Ancestry of “muļķadesa”, step by step

muļķadesa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian desa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandesasausage
2Proto-Balticdeš-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via Latvian muļķa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmuļķagenitive singular form of muļķis; fool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Baltic deš- →Every word from Latvian desa →