Where does “vadītājs” come from?

vadītājs (Latvian) comes from Latvian vadīt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vadītājs (Latvian): leader, head, chief; conductor

Definitions

  1. leader, head, chief; conductor

Ancestry of “vadītājs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvadītto drive
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vadītājs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei →Every word from Latvian vadīt →
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