Where does “sakāmvārds” come from?

sakāmvārds (Latvian) comes from Latvian vārds, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wardas.

sakāmvārds (Latvian): proverb, saying

Definitions

  1. proverb, saying

Ancestry of “sakāmvārds”, step by step

sakāmvārds traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian vārds

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvārdsname; word
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwardas—

via Latvian sakāms

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansakāmswhich can or should be said, told
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wardas →Every word from Latvian vārds →