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Where does “tirgus” come from?

tirgus (Latvian) comes from Proto-Indo-European terǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

tirgus (Latvian): market, marketplace; noise, uproar, confusion;...

Definitions

  1. market, marketplace; noise, uproar, confusion;...

Ancestry of “tirgus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanterǵ-to rub, wipe, clean, make holes
2Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
3Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
4Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
5Proto-Italictermenos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “tirgus”

  • tirdziniece
  • tirdzinieks
  • veikalniece
  • tirgone
  • tirgonis
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