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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

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