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
- ethnicity, nation; ethnicity, nationality
Ancestry of “tautība”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | tauta | people, nation; people's, popular, folk,... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tawtā- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | towtā | — |