ciems

Etymology
From (whence also, q.v.), from , ; the original meaning of  was thus “camp, encampment.” A parallel form *kaims (> , q.v.) also existed. Since Proto-Indo-European *ḱ should yield Latvian *š > s, not c, it has been suggested that and all its Baltic cognates descend from, or result from a borrowing, from 🇨🇬; but there are rather many Baltic and Slavic words with irregular reflexes of *ḱ, which suggest dialectal differences or parallel forms (*ḱey-/*key-) already in Proto-Indo-European. Cognates include 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 (compare )

Noun

 * 1) village, settlement small group of houses that forms a territorial unit
 * 2) the inhabitants of a village
 * 3) the area surrounding a village, organized as an administrative unit
 * 1) the inhabitants of a village
 * 2) the area surrounding a village, organized as an administrative unit
 * 1) the area surrounding a village, organized as an administrative unit