Where does “sarkanums” come from?
sarkanums (Latvian) comes from Latvian sarkans, from Latvian sarks, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sark-.
sarkanums (Latvian): red, redness; redness, red spot, red area
Definitions
- red, redness; redness, red spot, red area
Ancestry of “sarkanums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | sarkans | red; red, brownish red |
| 2 | Latvian | sarks | 3rd person singular future indicative form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sark- | — |