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Where does “smalks” come from?

smalks (Latvian) comes from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

smalks (Latvian): fine; fine, thin, slender; fine, good, excellent

Definitions

  1. fine; fine, thin, slender; fine, good, excellent

Ancestry of “smalks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “smalks”

  • smalkvīle
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