Where does “sausums” come from?

sausums (Latvian) comes from Latvian sauss, from Proto-Baltic sausas, from Proto-Indo-European saus- — dry, parched.

sausums (Latvian): drought; dry land; dryness

Definitions

  1. drought; dry land; dryness

Ancestry of “sausums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansaussdry; dry, thin, weak; dry, toneless, hollow]
2Proto-Balticsausas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansaus-dry, parched
Every word from Proto-Indo-European saus- →Every word from Proto-Baltic sausas →Every word from Latvian sauss →