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Where does “vieta” come from?

vieta (Latvian) comes from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vieta (Latvian): place, spot, site; position, office, post; space,...

Definitions

  1. place, spot, site; position, office, post; space,...

Ancestry of “vieta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “vieta”

  • vietnieks
  • vietniekvārds
  • zvejasvieta
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