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Where does “skābe” come from?

skābe (Latvian) comes from Latvian skābt, from Latvian skābti, from Proto-Baltic skāb-ti/tey, from Proto-Indo-European skēb-.

skābe (Latvian): acid

Definitions

  1. acid

Ancestry of “skābe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianskābtto become, go sour, acid; to become sour, surly,...
2Latvianskābti—
3Proto-Balticskāb-ti/tey—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskēb-—

Words derived from “skābe”

  • sviestskābe
  • etiķskābe
  • pienskābe
  • taukskābe
  • skābeklis
  • skudrskābe
  • hlorskābe
  • slāpekļskābe
  • sērskābe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skēb- →