Where does “sarkums” come from?

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

sarkums (Latvian): redness; reddened area (e.g., on skin); blushing

Definitions

  1. redness; reddened area (e.g., on skin); blushing

Ancestry of “sarkums”, 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- →Every word from Latvian sarks →Every word from Latvian sarkans →