Where does “pēckarš” come from?

pēckarš (Latvian) comes from Latvian karš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic karyas, from Proto-Indo-European koryos, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

pēckarš (Latvian): post-war years, post-war period; post-war

Definitions

  1. post-war years, post-war period; post-war

Ancestry of “pēckarš”, step by step

pēckarš traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian karš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankaršwar; war; relating to war; war, military
2Proto-Balto-Slavickaryas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoryoswar, troops
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Latvian pēc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpēcafter, afterwards, later, later on; after, in;...
2Latvianpēdisafter
3Latvianpēdies—
4Latvianpēds—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European koryos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic karyas →