Where does “slepkavot” come from?

slepkavot (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.

slepkavot (Latvian): to murder

Definitions

  1. to murder

Ancestry of “slepkavot”, 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

Words derived from “slepkavot”

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