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Where does “sarkans” come from?

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

sarkans (Latvian): red; red, brownish red

Definitions

  1. red; red, brownish red

Ancestry of “sarkans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansarks3rd person singular future indicative form of...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsark-—

Words derived from “sarkans”

  • sarkanbrūns
  • sarkanīgs
  • iesarkans
  • sarkanums
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sark- →