Where does “slepkavošana” come from?

slepkavošana (Latvian) comes from Latvian slepkavot, 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.

slepkavošana (Latvian): murdering; verbal noun of slepkavot

Definitions

  1. murdering; verbal noun of slepkavot

Ancestry of “slepkavošana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianslepkavotto murder
2Latvianslepkavakiller, murderer
3Latvianslepenssecret; hidden, secret
4Latvianslēptto hide, to conceal; to hide, to contain
5Proto-Balto-Slavicšlep-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlep-to steal
7Proto-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- →