ceļš
Latgalian
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Etymology
editFrom Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?]. Cognates include Latvian ceļš and Lithuanian kelias.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editceļš m (diminutive celeņš)
Declension
editReferences
edit- M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 124
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 22
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Balto-Slavic *kel-, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to lift”) (whence also celt (“to lift, to stand up, to build”)). The semantic evolution went through the fact that old roads through forests and swamps were often build on higher ground (note that notions related to high relief points are often named with derivations from *kel-, like kalns or cēls (“lofty; noble”)). Also, the sense of “start,” “initiate”, or even “lead” found in celt (e.g., celt naidu “to cause hostility,” celt pār upi “to lead over the river”) and neighboring notions may have influenced ceļš (compare the Ancient Greek cognate with its source κελεύω (keleúō, “to urge, to exhort, to command”)). Cognates include Lithuanian kẽlias (“road, way”), Ancient Greek κέλευθος (kéleuthos, “road, path”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editceļš m (1st declension)
Declension
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ceļš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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