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Where does “vēstniecība” come from?

vēstniecība (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ība, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂-o-.

vēstniecība (Latvian): embassy

Definitions

  1. embassy

Ancestry of “vēstniecība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-ībaAdded to adjectives to form abstract nouns,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂-o- →