Where does “priekšstats” come from?

priekšstats (Latvian) comes from Latvian prieks, from Proto-Baltic prie.

priekšstats (Latvian): idea, image

Definitions

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Ancestry of “priekšstats”, step by step

priekšstats traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian prieks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianprieksjoy, delight; joy, pleasure; cheers!
2Proto-Balticprie

via Latvian stāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianstātto stop, to halt; to stand, to stop; to stop, to...
Every word from Proto-Baltic prieEvery word from Latvian prieks