Where does “stops” come from?
stops (Latvian) comes from Latvian stiept, from Proto-Indo-European steyp- — be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect.
stops (Latvian): crossbow; old unit for measuring volume,...
Definitions
- crossbow; old unit for measuring volume,...
Ancestry of “stops”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | stiept | to stretch; to fetch, bring |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | steyp- | be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect |