Where does “vārdnīca” come from?

vārdnīca (Latvian) comes from Latvian vārds, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wardas.

vārdnīca (Latvian): dictionary

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Ancestry of “vārdnīca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvārdsname; word
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwardas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wardas →Every word from Latvian vārds →