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
- sweetness; sweets, candy; sweetness,...
Ancestry of “saldums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | salds | sweet; excessively kind, excessively flattering,... |
| 2 | Latvian | salt | to freeze |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |