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Where does “silts” come from?

silts (Latvian) comes from Latvian silt, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

silts (Latvian): warm

Definitions

  1. warm

Ancestry of “silts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansiltto warm up, to grow warm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “silts”

  • silta
  • siltums
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