saime

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • family
  • household
  • servants
  • domestics

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káimas inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (village, home, of the home, belonging to the family, kin, homely), *tḱey- (settle, bed, lie down, lie dow, dwell, dear, cozy, familiar).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tḱey-

Gloss

settle, bed, lie down, lie dow, dwell, dear, cozy, familiar

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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