Where does “slepens” come from?

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

slepens (Latvian): secret; hidden, secret

Definitions

  1. secret; hidden, secret

Ancestry of “slepens”, 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

Words derived from “slepens”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šlep- →