Where does “sviests” come from?
sviests (Latvian) comes from Latvian sviest, from Proto-Indo-European sweid-, from Proto-Indo-European swey(g)- — to bend, swing.
sviests (Latvian): butter; butter; containing butter, made with...
Definitions
- butter; butter; containing butter, made with...
Ancestry of “sviests”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | sviest | to throw; to fling; to sling |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sweid- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swey(g)- | to bend, swing |
Words derived from “sviests”