Where does “ods” come from?
ods (Latvian) comes from Proto-Baltic uodas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
ods (Latvian): gnat, mosquito
Ancestry of “ods”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Baltic | uodas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |