Where does “sviestskābe” come from?

sviestskābe (Latvian) comes from Latvian skābe, from Latvian skābt, from Latvian skābti, from Proto-Baltic skāb-ti/tey, from Proto-Indo-European skēb-.

sviestskābe (Latvian): butyric acid

Definitions

  1. butyric acid

Ancestry of “sviestskābe”, step by step

sviestskābe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian skābe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianskābeacid
2Latvianskābtto become, go sour, acid; to become sour, surly,...
3Latvianskābti—
4Proto-Balticskāb-ti/tey—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskēb-—

via Latvian sviests

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansviestsbutter; butter; containing butter, made with...
2Latviansviestto throw; to fling; to sling
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweid-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswey(g)-to bend, swing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skēb- →Every word from Proto-Baltic skāb-ti/tey →Every word from Latvian skābti →