Where does “latviškas” come from?
latviškas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian latvis, from Latvian latvis, from Latvian latuvis, from Latvian Latuva.
latviškas (Lithuanian): Latvian
Ancestry of “latviškas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | latvis | Latvian; a man from Latvia; Latvians in general |
| 2 | Latvian | latvis | a Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian... |
| 3 | Latvian | latuvis | — |
| 4 | Latvian | Latuva | — |