Where does “svešinieks” come from?

svešinieks (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.

svešinieks (Latvian): stranger

Definitions

  1. stranger

Ancestry of “svešinieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansvešsunknown, foreign; foreign, of others; of others;...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicswetyas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeans(e)we-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanse-one's own
Every word from Proto-Indo-European se- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(e)we- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic swetyas →