Where does “pārvalks” come from?

pārvalks (Latvian) comes from Latvian valks, from Proto-Baltic wilk-, from Proto-Indo-European welk-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

pārvalks (Latvian): cover, covering, case; overalls; rock layer,...

Definitions

  1. cover, covering, case; overalls; rock layer,...

Ancestry of “pārvalks”, step by step

pārvalks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian valks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvalkssomething for everyday, not special; creek,...
2Proto-Balticwilk-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelk-to pull, draw, drag
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Latvian pār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpāracross, over; over
2Latvianparabout, on; than; for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welk- →Every word from Proto-Baltic wilk- →