Where does “sārtums” come from?
sārtums (Latvian) comes from Latvian sārts, from Proto-Baltic sartas, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
sārtums (Latvian): pink, pinkness, rosiness, reddishness
Definitions
- pink, pinkness, rosiness, reddishness
Ancestry of “sārtums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | sārts | large bonfire; pale red, light red, pinkish red,... |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | sartas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |