Where does “spēkrats” come from?
spēkrats (Latvian) comes from Latvian rats, from Proto-Indo-European ret(h).
spēkrats (Latvian): car; motor vehicle
Ancestry of “spēkrats”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | rats | wheel; cart, carriage |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ret(h) | — |