tauta

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • people, nation historically formed group of people, usually having a common culture, language, and territory
  • (in the genitive, used adjective) people's, popular, folk, national that which is typical or traditional of a nation
  • people group of inhabitants of a given area
  • (in the genitive, used adjective) popular, people's that which was made by, is typical of, the people of a certain area, that which defends their interests
  • people a large number of individuals, people in general
  • (colloquial) people a group of individuals with some specific characteristic feature
  • (in folklore, usually plural) people from another region, family group, village

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tawtā- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *towtā.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*towtā

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