Where does “spalgums” come from?
spalgums (Latvian) comes from Latvian spalgs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic spalg-, from Proto-Indo-European spel- — to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break.
spalgums (Latvian): shrillness, reediness; acuteness, sharpness;...
Definitions
- shrillness, reediness; acuteness, sharpness;...
Ancestry of “spalgums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | spalgs | loud, sharp, shrill, piercing, strident,... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | spalg- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spel- | to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break |