Ziemassvētki
Latvian
proper noun
Definitions
- (Christianity) Christmas holiday celebrate
- (religion) old winter solstice celebration
Etymology
Compound from Latvian ziema (winter) + Latvian svētki (feast, celebration).
Origin
Latvian
svētki
Gloss
feast, celebration
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ziemsvētki Latvian
- svētki Latvian
- ziema Latvian
- ziemīgs Latvian
- *źeimā́ˀ Proto-Balto-Slavic