Where does “slepkavība” come from?

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

slepkavība (Latvian): murder, homicide

Definitions

  1. murder, homicide

Ancestry of “slepkavība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianslepkavakiller, murderer
2Latvianslepenssecret; hidden, secret
3Latvianslēptto hide, to conceal; to hide, to contain
4Proto-Balto-Slavicšlep-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlep-to steal
6Proto-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- →