Where does “saldums” come from?

saldums (Latvian) comes from Latvian salds, from Latvian salt, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

saldums (Latvian): sweetness; sweets, candy; sweetness,...

Definitions

  1. sweetness; sweets, candy; sweetness,...

Ancestry of “saldums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansaldssweet; excessively kind, excessively flattering,...
2Latviansaltto freeze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latvian salt →Every word from Latvian salds →