Where does “uzsvars” come from?

uzsvars (Latvian) comes from Latvian svars, from Latvian svērt — to weigh.

uzsvars (Latvian): emphasis, stress; stress, accent; accent

Definitions

  1. emphasis, stress; stress, accent; accent

Ancestry of “uzsvars”, step by step

uzsvars traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian svars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansvarsweight; mass, weight; scales, balance
2Latviansvērtto weigh

via Latvian uz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianuzon, onto; to
2Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for
Every word from Latvian svērt →Every word from Latvian svars →