Where does “ventspiliete” come from?

ventspiliete (Latvian) comes from Latvian Ventspils, from Latvian pils, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

ventspiliete (Latvian): a woman from Ventspils, a city in Latvia

Definitions

  1. a woman from Ventspils, a city in Latvia

Ancestry of “ventspiliete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianVentspils—
2Latvianpilspalace; castle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpilis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁-í-s—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis →
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