Where does “pavēlnieks” come from?

pavēlnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian pavēle, from Latvian pa- — Usually found on verbs with the meaning 'under'...

pavēlnieks (Latvian): master; commander

Definitions

  1. master; commander

Ancestry of “pavēlnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpavēleorder, command; imperative
2Latvianpa-Usually found on verbs with the meaning 'under'...
Every word from Latvian pa- →Every word from Latvian pavēle →