Where does “vārdnīca” come from?
vārdnīca (Latvian) comes from Latvian vārds, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wardas.
vārdnīca (Latvian): dictionary
Ancestry of “vārdnīca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | vārds | name; word |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wardas | — |