Where does “rādītājs” come from?

rādītājs (Latvian) comes from Latvian rādīt, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rādītājs (Latvian): part of a measuring instrument that moves to show...

Definitions

  1. part of a measuring instrument that moves to show...

Ancestry of “rādītājs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianrādītto show; to exhibit; to screen
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →