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
Ancestry of “slepkavība”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | slepkava | killer, murderer |
| 2 | Latvian | slepens | secret; hidden, secret |
| 3 | Latvian | slēpt | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to contain |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | šlep- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlep- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klep- | to steal |