Where does “taukskābe” come from?

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

taukskābe (Latvian): fatty acid

Definitions

  1. fatty acid

Ancestry of “taukskābe”, step by step

taukskābe 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 tauki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantaukifat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skēb- →Every word from Proto-Baltic skāb-ti/tey →Every word from Latvian skābti →