Re: Latvian uzka:pšana

From: Aigius
Message: 46602
Date: 2006-11-24

Latvian word UZKAPSHANA means CLIMBING. Lithuanian word UZHKOPIMAS
means CLIMBING too. UZ and UZH are prefixes here. So, there are
words KAPSHANA and KOPIMAS. Latvian word KAPSHANA comes from words
KAPT ( < KAPTI ), meaning TO CLIMB, Lithuanian word KOPIMAS comes
from word KOPTI, meaning TO CLIMB.

Regards, Aigius

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
wrote:
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> Could somebody help me with the etymology of Latvian
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> uzkapšana - to climb , to ascend
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> Thanks a lot,
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> Marius
>