Where does “vakariņas” come from?

vakariņas (Latvian) comes from Latvian vakars, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wékeras, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷsperos.

vakariņas (Latvian): dinner

Definitions

  1. dinner

Ancestry of “vakariņas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvakarsevening; eve
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwékerasevening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷsperos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷsperos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wékeras →Every word from Latvian vakars →