Where does “patskaņa” come from?

patskaņa (Latvian) comes from German Selbstlaut, from German Laut, from Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, from Proto-West Germanic hlūd, from Proto-Germanic hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “patskaņa”, step by step

patskaņa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Selbstlaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSelbstlautvowel
2GermanLautsound; noise
3Middle High Germanlūtloud
4Old High Germanlūtloud
5Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
6Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Latvian skaņa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianskaņasound wave-like vibrations in the air or some similar medium which are capable of [[cause
2Latvianskanētto sound; to resound; to ring

via Latvian pāts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpātslight brown, yellowish gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →
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