Where does “starptautisks” come from?

starptautisks (Latvian) comes from Latvian tautisks, from Latvian tauta, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tawtā-, from Proto-Indo-European towtā.

starptautisks (Latvian): international [[relate

Definitions

  1. international [[relate

Ancestry of “starptautisks”, step by step

starptautisks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian tautisks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantautiskspopular, folk, folksy
2Latviantautapeople, nation; people's, popular, folk,...
3Proto-Balto-Slavictawtā-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantowtā—

via Latvian starp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianstarpbetween; among, amid; among, between
2Latvianstarpā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European towtā →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tawtā- →Every word from Latvian tauta →