Where does “patēvs” come from?

patēvs (Latvian) comes from Latvian tēvs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tevas, from Proto-Indo-European te- — father.

patēvs (Latvian): stepfather

Definitions

  1. stepfather

Ancestry of “patēvs”, step by step

patēvs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian tēvs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantēvsfather; God the Father; Father
2Proto-Balto-Slavictevas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeante-father

via Latvian pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpaon; along; to
2Latvianreiziaccusative singular form of reize; instrumental...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European te- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tevas →Every word from Latvian tēvs →