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Where does “straujums” come from?

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

straujums (Latvian): quickness, rapidity, speed; rapids; short, hot...

Definitions

  1. quickness, rapidity, speed; rapids; short, hot...

Ancestry of “straujums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianstraujšfast, quick, rapid; fast, quick; quick to become...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsraujas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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