sieva

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • wife married woman, woman with respect to her husband
  • woman

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śéiwāˀ inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéy-wos.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱéy-wos

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