Where does “ventspilietis” come from?

ventspilietis (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.

ventspilietis (Latvian): a man from Ventspils, a city in Latvia

Definitions

  1. a man from Ventspils, a city in Latvia

Ancestry of “ventspilietis”, 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 →