Where does “pasaule” come from?

pasaule (Latvian) comes from Latvian saule, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáuˀlijāˀ — sun.

pasaule (Latvian): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “pasaule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansaulesun; sun, sunlight; world
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*sáuˀlijāˀsun
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáuˀlijāˀEvery word from Latvian saule