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Where does “straujš” come from?

straujš (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic sraujas, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

straujš (Latvian): fast, quick, rapid; fast, quick; quick to become...

Definitions

  1. fast, quick, rapid; fast, quick; quick to become...

Ancestry of “straujš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicsraujas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “straujš”

  • straujums
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