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Where does “tēvs” come from?

tēvs (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic tevas, from Proto-Indo-European te- — father.

tēvs (Latvian): father; God the Father; Father

Definitions

  1. father; God the Father; Father

Ancestry of “tēvs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictevas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeante-father

Words derived from “tēvs”

  • vectēvs
  • tēvija
  • tēvabrālis
  • tēviņš
  • patēvs
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