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
- suit; rig, outfit, costume
Ancestry of “uzvalks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | valks | something for everyday, not special; creek,... |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | wilk- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welk- | to pull, draw, drag |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |