Where does “tuvredzība” come from?

tuvredzība (Latvian) comes from Latvian tuvs, from Proto-Baltic tu-was, from Proto-Indo-European tū-.

tuvredzība (Latvian): short-sightedness; nearsightedness; myopia

Definitions

  1. short-sightedness; nearsightedness; myopia

Ancestry of “tuvredzība”, step by step

tuvredzība traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian tuvs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantuvsclose, near, nearby; near, short; near, recent
2Proto-Baltictu-was—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantū-—

via Latvian redzība

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianredzība—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tū- →Every word from Proto-Baltic tu-was →Every word from Latvian tuvs →