Where does “stiprums” come from?

stiprums (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ums, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -umas.

stiprums (Latvian): strength; strength, intensity; intensity

Definitions

  1. strength; strength, intensity; intensity

Ancestry of “stiprums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-umsAdded to adjectives to form nouns indicating a...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-umas
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