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Where does “sarkšana” come from?

sarkšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian sarkt, from Latvian sarkans, from Latvian sarks, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sark-.

sarkšana (Latvian): reddening, blushing; verbal noun of sarkt

Definitions

  1. reddening, blushing; verbal noun of sarkt

Ancestry of “sarkšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansarktto blush, to become red; to become red, to...
2Latviansarkansred; red, brownish red
3Latviansarks3rd person singular future indicative form of...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsark-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sark- →