Where does “vietniekvārds” come from?

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

vietniekvārds (Latvian): pronoun

Definitions

  1. pronoun

Ancestry of “vietniekvārds”, step by step

vietniekvārds traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian vietnieks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvietnieksreplacement, substitute; second in command,...
2Latvianvietaplace, spot, site; position, office, post; space,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Latvian vārds

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvārdsname; word
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwardas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Latvian vieta →Every word from Latvian vietnieks →