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

  1. shrillness, reediness; acuteness, sharpness;...

Ancestry of “spalgums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianspalgsloud, sharp, shrill, piercing, strident,...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicspalg-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspel-to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic spalg- →Every word from Latvian spalgs →