Where does “vectēvs” come from?

vectēvs (Latvian) comes from Latvian tēvs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tevas, from Proto-Indo-European te- — father.

vectēvs (Latvian): grandfather

Definitions

  1. grandfather

Ancestry of “vectēvs”, step by step

vectēvs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian tēvs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantēvsfather; God the Father; Father
2Proto-Balto-Slavictevas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeante-father

via Latvian vecs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvecsold; old, previous; old one
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*wétušasold, ancient
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European te- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tevas →Every word from Latvian tēvs →