Where does “zvejasvieta” come from?

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

zvejasvieta (Latvian): fishing, fishing place; alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. fishing, fishing place; alternative form of...

Ancestry of “zvejasvieta”, step by step

zvejasvieta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian vieta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvietaplace, spot, site; position, office, post; space,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Latvian zvejas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzvejasgenitive singular form of zveja; fishing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Latvian vieta