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Where does “spilgts” come from?

spilgts (Latvian) comes from Proto-Indo-European spʰel- — to shine; to cleave, to split off, to cast off;...

spilgts (Latvian): bright; bright, vivid; bright, shiny

Definitions

  1. bright; bright, vivid; bright, shiny

Ancestry of “spilgts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspʰel-to shine; to cleave, to split off, to cast off;...

Words derived from “spilgts”

  • spilgtums
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