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Where does “uzvalks” come from?

uzvalks (Latvian) comes from Latvian valks, from Proto-Baltic wilk-, from Proto-Indo-European welk-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

uzvalks (Latvian): suit; rig, outfit, costume

Definitions

  1. suit; rig, outfit, costume

Ancestry of “uzvalks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvalkssomething for everyday, not special; creek,...
2Proto-Balticwilk-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelk-to pull, draw, drag
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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