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

Definitions

  1. secret, secrecy

Ancestry of “slepenība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianslepenssecret; hidden, secret
2Latvianslēptto hide, to conceal; to hide, to contain
3Proto-Balto-Slavicšlep-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlep-to steal
5Proto-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- →