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Where does “runība” come from?

runība (Latvian) comes from Latvian runa, from Proto-Indo-European reu- — to peel, to pluck, to dig.

runība (Latvian): loquacity, talkativeness

Definitions

  1. loquacity, talkativeness

Ancestry of “runība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianrunaspeech, speaking, talking; talk, words; speech
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreu-to peel, to pluck, to dig
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