Where does “slēptuve” come from?

slēptuve (Latvian) comes from Latvian slēpt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šlep-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep-, from Proto-Indo-European klep- — to steal.

slēptuve (Latvian): hideout, hiding place

Definitions

  1. hideout, hiding place

Ancestry of “slēptuve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianslēptto hide, to conceal; to hide, to contain
2Proto-Balto-Slavicšlep-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlep-to steal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklep-to steal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šlep- →
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