Where does “pirkšana” come from?
pirkšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian pirkt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic per-k-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
pirkšana (Latvian): buying, purchasing; verbal noun of pirkt
Definitions
- buying, purchasing; verbal noun of pirkt
Ancestry of “pirkšana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | pirkt | to buy, to purchase; to buy |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | per-k- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |