Where does “ērkšķains” come from?

ērkšķains (Latvian) comes from Latvian -ains, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -īˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ērkšķains (Latvian): thorny, having thorns; painful; very difficult;...

Definitions

  1. thorny, having thorns; painful; very difficult;...

Ancestry of “ērkšķains”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-ainsAdded to nouns or adjectives to derive adjectives...
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-īˀnas—
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latvian -ains →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →
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