Where does “rakstāmgalds” come from?

rakstāmgalds (Latvian) comes from Latvian galds, from Proto-Balto-Slavic geld-, from Proto-Indo-European geldʰ-.

rakstāmgalds (Latvian): desk

Definitions

  1. desk

Ancestry of “rakstāmgalds”, step by step

rakstāmgalds traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian galds

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangaldstable; table, buffet; board especially treated to...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgeld-
3Proto-Indo-Europeangeldʰ-

via Latvian rakstāms

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianrakstāmswhich can or should be written; indefinite...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geldʰ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic geld-Every word from Latvian galds