Where does “låtsas” come from?
låtsas (Swedish) comes from Swedish lats, from Latvian lats, from Latvian Latvija, from Latvian latvis, from Latvian latuvis, from Latvian Latuva.
låtsas (Swedish): to pretend
Definitions
- to pretend
Ancestry of “låtsas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lats | lats, currency of Latvia |
| 2 | Latvian | lats | lats monetary unit of Latvia between 1922 and 1940, and again between 1993 and 2013; replaced by the Euro on Jan. 1st, 2014 |
| 3 | Latvian | Latvija | Latvia |
| 4 | Latvian | latvis | a Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian... |
| 5 | Latvian | latuvis | — |
| 6 | Latvian | Latuva | — |