Where does “Daugavpils” come from?
Daugavpils (Portuguese) comes from Latvian Daugavpils, from Latvian pils, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pilis, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁-í-s, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
Ancestry of “Daugavpils”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | Daugavpils | — |
| 2 | Latvian | pils | palace; castle |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pilis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁-í-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |