Where does “sērskābe” come from?

sērskābe (Latvian) comes from Latvian skābe, from Latvian skābt, from Latvian skābti, from Proto-Baltic skāb-ti/tey, from Proto-Indo-European skēb-.

sērskābe (Latvian): sulfuric acid

Definitions

  1. sulfuric acid

Ancestry of “sērskābe”, step by step

sērskābe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian skābe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianskābeacid
2Latvianskābtto become, go sour, acid; to become sour, surly,...
3Latvianskābti
4Proto-Balticskāb-ti/tey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskēb-

via Latvian sērs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansērssulfur; earwax
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skēb-Every word from Proto-Baltic skāb-ti/teyEvery word from Latvian skābti