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Where does “Jurmała” come from?
Jurmała (Polish) comes from Latvian Jūrmala, from Latvian jūra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic jaur-.
Ancestry of “Jurmała”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latvian
Jūrmala
Riga; Jūrmala
2
Latvian
jūra
sea; very large quantity or amount
3
Proto-Balto-Slavic
jaur-
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