| − | From {{suffix|sieva|iete|gloss1=wife, woman|lang=lv}}. | + | From {{suffix|sieva|iete|gloss1=wife, woman|lang=lv}}. First attested in the 19th century, apparently coined by analogy with {{term|vīrietis||man|lang=lv}} (cf. an original variant ''sievietis'') as {{term|sieva|lang=lv}} gradually changed its basic meaning to "wife".<ref>Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. ''Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca.'' Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.</ref> |
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