Where does “skatiens” come from?

skatiens (Latvian) comes from Latvian skatīt, from Latvian skast, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sket-, from Proto-Indo-European skel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

skatiens (Latvian): look, glance

Definitions

  1. look, glance

Ancestry of “skatiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianskatītto look at, to see; to see, to watch; to see, to...
2Latvianskast—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsket-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskel-to be obligated, owe; to be guilty
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sket- →