Where does “svešvārds” come from?

svešvārds (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.

svešvārds (Latvian): foreign word

Definitions

  1. foreign word

Ancestry of “svešvārds”, step by step

svešvārds traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian svešs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansvešsunknown, foreign; foreign, of others; of others;...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicswetyas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeans(e)we-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanse-one's own

via Latvian vārds

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvārdsname; word
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwardas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European se- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(e)we- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic swetyas →