Where does “pakost” come from?
pakost (Latvian) comes from Latvian kost, from Latvian kansti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kond-t(e)i, from Proto-Indo-European kond-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
pakost (Latvian): to bite for a short time
Definitions
- to bite for a short time
Ancestry of “pakost”, step by step
pakost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian kost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | kost | to bite, to take a bite; to bite in; to bite, to... |
| 2 | Latvian | kansti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kond-t(e)i | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kond- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |