Where does “лат” come from?

лат (Russian) comes from Latvian lats, from Latvian Latvija, from Latvian latvis, from Latvian latuvis, from Latvian Latuva.

лат (Russian): lat or lats; genitive of ла́ты

Definitions

  1. lat or lats; genitive of ла́ты

Ancestry of “лат”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlatslats monetary unit of Latvia between 1922 and 1940, and again between 1993 and 2013; replaced by the Euro on Jan. 1st, 2014
2LatvianLatvijaLatvia
3Latvianlatvisa Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian...
4Latvianlatuvis—
5LatvianLatuva—

Words derived from “лат”

Every word from Latvian Latuva →Every word from Latvian latuvis →Every word from Latvian latvis →
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