Where does “retas” come from?
retas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Ancestry of “retas”, step by step
retas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European er-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |
via Proto-Indo-European (e)re-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (e)re- | loose, sparse, rare; to break down, to fall to... |