Where does “ostai” come from?

ostai (Latvian) comes from Latvian osta, from Proto-Indo-European h₁óh₃s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁óh₃-s ~ h₁éh₃-s.

ostai (Latvian): dative singular form of osta

Definitions

  1. dative singular form of osta

Ancestry of “ostai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianostaport, harbor
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁óh₃smouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁óh₃-s ~ h₁éh₃-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁óh₃-s ~ h₁éh₃-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁óh₃s →Every word from Latvian osta →