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Where does “siltums” come from?

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

siltums (Latvian): heat; warm place, warm weather; warmth, feeling...

Definitions

  1. heat; warm place, warm weather; warmth, feeling...

Ancestry of “siltums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansiltswarm
2Latviansiltto warm up, to grow warm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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