Where does “slepenība” come from?
slepenība (Latvian) comes from Latvian slepens, from Latvian slēpt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šlep-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep-, from Proto-Indo-European klep- — to steal.
slepenība (Latvian): secret, secrecy
Ancestry of “slepenība”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | slepens | secret; hidden, secret |
| 2 | Latvian | slēpt | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to contain |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | šlep- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlep- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | klep- | to steal |