Where does “pārstāvis” come from?
pārstāvis (Latvian) comes from Latvian pārstāvēt, from Latvian stāvēt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stā-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
pārstāvis (Latvian): representative; agent; dealer
Definitions
- representative; agent; dealer
Ancestry of “pārstāvis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | pārstāvēt | to represent |
| 2 | Latvian | stāvēt | to stand; to stand, to work, to be; to stop |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | stā- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |