Where does “svešatne” come from?
svešatne (Latvian) comes from Latvian svešs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic swetyas, from Proto-Indo-European s(e)we-, from Proto-Indo-European se- — one's own.
svešatne (Latvian): unknown land, country, territory; foreign land,...
Definitions
- unknown land, country, territory; foreign land,...
Ancestry of “svešatne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | svešs | unknown, foreign; foreign, of others; of others;... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | swetyas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | s(e)we- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | se- | one's own |