Where does “stabiņš” come from?
stabiņš (Latvian) comes from Latvian stabs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stab-, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.
stabiņš (Latvian): diminutive of stabs; column; a move in which the...
Definitions
- diminutive of stabs; column; a move in which the...
Ancestry of “stabiņš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | stabs | pole, post, pillar; column, pillar; column |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | stab- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |