Where does “īevad” come from?

īevad (Livonian) comes from Latvian ievads, from Latvian ie-, from Central Melanau je-, from Central Melanau ja — one.

īevad (Livonian): introduction

Definitions

  1. introduction

Ancestry of “īevad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianievadsintroduction, introductory words, actions;...
2Latvianie-Usually found on verbs with the meaning 'in',...
3Central Melanauje-uni-
4Central Melanaujaone
Every word from Central Melanau jaEvery word from Latvian ie-Every word from Central Melanau je-