Where does “tautība” come from?

tautība (Latvian) comes from Latvian tauta, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tawtā-, from Proto-Indo-European towtā.

tautība (Latvian): ethnicity, nation; ethnicity, nationality

Definitions

  1. ethnicity, nation; ethnicity, nationality

Ancestry of “tautība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantautapeople, nation; people's, popular, folk,...
2Proto-Balto-Slavictawtā-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantowtā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European towtā →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tawtā- →Every word from Latvian tauta →