Where does “peldēšana” come from?
peldēšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian peldēt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic peld-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
peldēšana (Latvian): swimming, floating, sailing; verbal noun of...
Definitions
- swimming, floating, sailing; verbal noun of...
Ancestry of “peldēšana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | peldēt | to swim; to float; to sail; to float, to hover |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | peld- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |